• The Pharmakon of Shame

    Séan Kennedy and Joseph Valente, editors of Irish Shame, explore the intricate relationship between empathy and shame in this blog.

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Protest sticker on the forced disappearance of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa. An orange sticker with the words "43 #Nos Faltan Ayotzinapa". Photo: Padaguan via Wikimedia Commons

Centering the Victim

Niamh Thornton, co-editor of Legacies of the Past explores the changing role of the victim in discussions of violence. A change of focus towards the victim A shift is taking place in whose stories are told. It has been a…