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ngs, modern terror develops within a global network of increasing density a=
nd resonance. Terror one sees =93over there=94 suddenly is here, collapsing=
 space and time and with them one=92s points of reference.....And if clich=
=E9s, images, ghosts preceded the real - what violence would there be in th=
at?


[Erik schreibt]
excellent. in the perpetrator, victim, witness triad - the witness is shock=
ed/severed out of the equation, specifically in order to collapse imaginati=
ve and expressive space for the victim. the witness still exists, but to de=
monstrate estrangement. the perpetrators are fine because they have space b=
ehind them, up in the large house they've stolen.


[Ana schreibt]

"Violence is a key ingredient of human storytelling: from our first oral ta=
les, violent acts have heightened audience attention and underlined the dan=
gers of our world. What happens to a child who goes
off alone? She is beset by ogres! Djinn! Child-eating witches! As different=
 story traditions developed, most were rich in violence, which was often fo=
cused around a single enemy. This enemy could be
battled (and tricked or beaten), offering the audience a psychological rele=
ase.