Thursday, March 8, 2018

Week Five: March 9th - 7:30

 Session 3 - Chapter 2: The Pursuit of Global Justice (p. 71-148)

Our next session is still 'under construction' but we will have fun :) and we will look at:

1. What is justice? Is it ever possible to achieve justice after genocide?  Is 'victor's justice' enough? How have you experienced justice or the lack of it, and how has that shaped your views?
2. "Your honour; I had to do it." The individualization of guilt - help or hindrance in establishing justice?  What would YOU do/ have done, in Erdemovic's place?
3. War pornography and compassion fatigue vs. the importance of bearing witness - how do we maintain that balance and our mental health in the face of catastrophe?
4. "Borders have always been drawn with blood."  True or false? What does that say about our species?  What does that say about the future?
5. "Self-depiction as the victim is the prerequisite to victimizing others."  Is this how human beings legitimize inflicting pain on others?  Is this always the case?  How do we see that playing out today (e.g., ISIS?  The teenager who commits a mass shooting?  The father who comes across the desk at the man who assaulted his daughter?  The white nationalists in Canada?)   Does that shift/affect how we see those who victimize others?  Should it? 

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