Accused War Criminals qua Perpetrators: On the Visual Signification of Criminal Guilt
In: Journal of perpetrator research: JPR, Band 2, Heft 2, S. 156
ISSN: 2514-7897
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In: Journal of perpetrator research: JPR, Band 2, Heft 2, S. 156
ISSN: 2514-7897
In: Media, war & conflict, Band 13, Heft 4, S. 448-467
ISSN: 1750-6360
This article provides a method for the analysis of the visual narratives present in the archival footage in programs of TV news, based on an analysis of TV news on war crime trials transmitted by Serbian TV stations. The archival footage in TV news presents specific claims as to an understanding of the trials, as it is assumed to present the 'reality' of war, re-enacting the past and eliciting viewers' emotions. The author argues that the visual narratives emerging from the selection and editing of archival footage create specific meanings of the past, and provide a method for their analysis, applying social semiotic multimodal analysis and drawing on structural narrative analysis. The patterning of the visual narratives in the archival footage contributes to the creation of an artificial memory of war, signaling a particular version of the past within the preferred meaning of a TV news channel. The main advantage of this method is that it enables a systematic analysis of visual narratives in the archival footage, revealing the ideological work of sign-makers embedded in the visual structure.
In: Pólemos: journal of law, literature and culture, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 91-108
ISSN: 2036-4601
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This paper explores the role of images in facilitating debates on the responsibility of convicted war criminals. Previous research on the mediation of war crime trials in Serbia has mainly focused on political and media discourses or everyday practices as verbal or textual modes of communication, showing the dominant nationalism and widespread denial, with convicted war criminals appearing as heroes and celebrities. This article argues that the normalization of convicts was partially realized through the avoidance of atrocity images and the prevalence of iconic images of convicts, who are described as persons "freed by the court." The paper explores two instances when iconic images of convicts served as catalysts in debates on their criminal responsibility, pointing out that images might limit the scope of the debate, and condition the type of questions posed. Archival atrocity images, on the other hand, might provide much-needed context and evidence about crimes. Considering the powerful role of images, the article urges a more systematic analysis of images in the transitional justice field, as some of the images turn into symbolic presentations of the past for future generations.
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Band 76, Heft 3, S. 816-818
ISSN: 2325-7784
In: Međunarodni problemi: Meždunarodnye problemy, Band 69, Heft 1, S. 126-150
ISSN: 0025-8555
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In: Südost-Forschungen: internationale Zeitschrift für Geschichte, Kultur und Landeskunde Südosteuropas, Band 75, Heft 1, S. 165-185
ISSN: 2364-9321
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Band 75, Heft 1, S. 191-192
ISSN: 2325-7784
In: Global history and international studies 9
In: Südosteuropa-Mitteilungen, Band 52, Heft 3, S. 32-42
ISSN: 0340-174X
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