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Reflections on the Significance of Images in Genocide Studies: Some Methodological Considerations
2018
Social practices such as massacres, mass violence and the extermination of entire populations are not a historical novelty. Indeed, when Raphael Lemkin coined the term genocide in 1944 he was but giving a new name to an old crime.1 Such phenomena have been witnessed by humanity since Ancient times and historians, as well as artists and writers, have utilized every tool at their disposal to find ways to depict them and impress upon their audience the impact they had. Insofar as these are extreme phenomena that challenge the very notion of our humanity, such events inevitably test as well the limits of representation. Eyewitness accounts, historical narrations, philosophical observations, and…
‘My Husband is My Key to Paradise.’ Attitudes of Muslims in Indonesia and Norway to Spousal Roles and Wife-Beating
2017
This article explores the influence of religious factors and values held by local societies, when Muslims develop their personal attitudes and perceived religious norms regarding spousal roles and ...
Child Pornography and other Sexual Offenses: A Criminological study
2019
Esta tesis tiene como objetivo el análisis criminológico de la delincuencia sexual, con un especial énfasis en los delitos relativos a la pornografía infantil. Para ello, se propone un estudio en profundidad que permita acercarnos, desde un punto de vista científico e interdisciplinar −alejado de la histeria social y los pánicos morales que han calado en el imaginario colectivo de nuestra sociedad−, a un fenómeno delictivo que sigue suscitando grandes preguntas entre la comunidad científica. En primer lugar, nos centraremos en el estudio global de los delincuentes sexuales. En concreto, en el Estudio 1 se analizaron las diferencias y semejanzas entre delincuentes sexuales y no sexuales, con…