Some stories, as Benjamin suggested, unearth violence expressions from their historical context to transform them under the lens of current aesthetic values. To speak about violence, we use words such as ?horror?, terror?, ?barbarism?, or ?terrorism?. But art internalizes it and plays with it, creating images and narratives to illustrate the consequences of violence on our bodies and souls. This seminar examines how metaphors about violence shape meanings and cultural memories of contemporary violence. Drawing on narrative theory and cultural memory approaches, the course analizes violence is represented and how metaphors emerge and compose stories about mourning, grief, and dignity. In recent years, we have been experiencing the growth of violent phenomena around the world. So that reading contemporary stories about violence can help us understand our present and reflect on future horizons.
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