Death during conflict: what can we learn from the aftermath of death in the wars in Gaza, South Sudan and Ukraine?
5pm on the 13th November, online and in 3 East 3.5
You are warmly invite to this panel discussion with Yumna Masarwa (Associate Professor and the Director of the School of Art, American College of the Mediterranean, France) and Safa Suliman (Lecturer at the University of Khartoum, Sudan and Cara Fellow, University of Bath), hosted by Naomi Pendle (Co-Director of CDAS, University of Bath).
All armed conflicts are synonymous with excess mortality, and all deaths during armed conflict can have significant psychological, political, social and moral impacts. They can also provide a ‘window’ (in Verdery’s language (Verdery, 1999)) into the real politics of contemporary armed conflict. Graves, or their absence, can become sites of repression and resistance. Undignified or unfulfilled post-death rituals can leave people ‘ungrievable’. Ghosts can stalk the landscape demanding memory and justice. Objects associated with loss can become emotive and politically provocative. Paying attention to the aftermath of death gives us insights into the power, politics and social impact of these conflicts.
Tal Morse (CDAS Visiting Fellow), Ajala Fisayo (CDAS Visiting Fellow) and Naomi Pendle (CDAS Co-Director) are editing a special issue on death during armed conflict. This panel draws on papers for this special issue.
