<i>Timor mortis conturbat me</i>: genocide pedagogy and vicarious trauma

Bischoping, Katherine

doi:10.1080/1462352042000320600

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“…Furthermore, researchers considered the challenge of compassion fatigue prior to embarking on the study. 8 The study was undertaken between August 2018 and December 2019. The study sites were the five provinces of Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands, Harare, and Masvingo.…”

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The Churches, Gukurahundi, and Forgiveness in Zimbabwe

Chitando

Taringa

2020

International Bulletin of Mission Research

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Gukurahundi, the mass killing of predominantly isiNdebele-speaking citizens in the Matabeleland and Midlands Provinces in Zimbabwe by predominantly chiShona-speaking military personnel, remains a challenging issue in Zimbabwe. Despite calls by the post-Mugabe administration for individuals and institutions to address Gukurahundi with courage and openness, progress has been slow. This article explores some of the key themes that have emerged from the churches’ engagement with Gukurahundi in Zimbabwe in the context of reflecting on forgiveness. These include silence, feelings of deep anger and pain, calls for an apology, and appeals to indigenous concepts and practices.

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confidence: 99%

The Churches, Gukurahundi, and Forgiveness in Zimbabwe

Chitando

Taringa

2020

International Bulletin of Mission Research

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“…Scholars undertaking this work can be exposed to images, videos, and firsthand accounts of mass atrocity including mass murder, sexual violence, war crimes, life in apartheid conditions, and forced migration. In calling for the genocide studies field to better address the challenges posed to researchers by exposure to potentially traumatic material, Bischoping (2004) alarmingly argued of genocide studies, ‘the field may be better described as “designed” to traumatize rather than as “destined” to do so’ (p. 560). To address this, Bischoping (2004) proposed widening the scope of what might be identified as genocide studies to dilute scholars’ concentration on emotionally challenging material.…”

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Research in the information age and the risks of researcher vicarious trauma

Lee

2024

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Exposure to traumatic material during research may traumatize scholars, contributing to negative health outcomes and curtailing research work. This article argues the social sciences have been slow to address the challenges engagement with potentially traumatizing material pose to researchers. The article reviews key literature on vicarious or secondary trauma and outlines how it might affect scholars. It considers examples from the professions, and scholarly fields including the technology industry, international development, countering violent extremism studies, and genocide studies which have already begun to grapple with these challenges. A case study focused on Myanmar-focused social sciences research outlines how recent improvements in mobile phone camera technology, Internet availability, and international linkages enabled by social media increase researchers’ exposure to potentially traumatizing material. A description of Researcher Vicarious Trauma is proposed and suggestions for how scholars, institutions, and professional associations might positively tackle the contemporary challenges of Researcher Vicarious Trauma are made.

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“…Vicarious trauma has been used typically to refer to the secondary effects on clinicians and mental health providers of listening to and sitting with the painful stories of clients’ experiences of trauma (Kadambi & Ennis, 2004). These traumatic narratives may range from depictions of abuse (e.g., Way et al, 2004) to genocide (e.g., Bischoping, 2004). What is important about the concept of vicarious trauma is that it refers to chronic exposure to traumatic stories.…”

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“It was really painful to watch:” Latinx young adults’ experiences of proximal and collective witnessing.

Walsdorf¹,

Wagner²,

Villatoro³

et al. 2023

Journal of Latinx Psychology

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Latinxs in the United States have been targeted by racialized immigration policies that threaten the well-being of not only those directly affected but also those who witness the hardship brought about by these events. This study explored Latinx young adults’ experiences of witnessing hardship brought to others both personally and among the collective. Data from 21 individual interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. Analyses revealed four themes across two research questions describing what types of events Latinx young adults report witnessing as well as the effects of this witnessing. Types of witnessing included (a) proximal witnessing, describing experiences of witnessing that are localized or experience-near; (b) collective witnessing, relating to experiences of witnessing among the collective Latinx population; and effects included (c) internalized effects, representing the ways that the experiences of others were internalized; and (d) mobilizing effects, in which participants engaged in behavioral changes resulting from witnessing the experiences of others. Findings point to the need to consider the deleterious effects of vicarious trauma among communities of color in the United States and further implications for practice and policy.

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Timor mortis conturbat me: genocide pedagogy and vicarious trauma

Cited by 16 publications

References 9 publications

The Churches, Gukurahundi, and Forgiveness in Zimbabwe

The Churches, Gukurahundi, and Forgiveness in Zimbabwe

Research in the information age and the risks of researcher vicarious trauma

“It was really painful to watch:” Latinx young adults’ experiences of proximal and collective witnessing.

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