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Violence Expressed Explores The Diverse Expressions And Manifestations Through Which The Meaning Of Violent Experiences And Events Is (re)produced. As Language Alone Does Not Always Suffice For The Description Of Violence, This Book Focuses Not Only On The Verbal And Discursive Expressions Of Violence, But Also On The Performative Acts, Material Culture And The Spaces That Constitute These Expressions.... Offering A Variety Of Analytical Approaches And Methodological Perspectives, Violence Expressed Presents The Latest Empirical Studies, Ranging From The 'everyday' Violence Experienced By Children, Stories Of Rape, Social Memory And The Discrepancy Between Private And Public Narratives, To Rumours And Silences Or The Iconography Of Violence.--publisher's Website. Part I: Normalization And Aesthetics. The Utter Normalization Of Violence: Silence, Memory And Impunity Among The Yup'ik People Of Southwestern Alaska / Linda Green. -- Warriors Of Honour, Warriors Of Faith: Two Historical Male Role Models From South-western Arabia / Andre Gingrich. -- Public Events And The Japanese Self-defense Forces: Aesthetics, Ritual Density And The Normalization Of Military Violence / Eyal Ben-ari. -- Aesthetics Of Martyrdom: The Celebration Of Violent Death Among The Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam / Øivind Fugelrud. Part Ii: Discursive Strategies -- Muted Language. When Soldiers Explain: Discursive Strategies Used By Israeli Conscripts When Recounting Their Experiences In The Field / Erella Grassiani. -- Tense Relations: Dealing With Narratives Of Violence In Eastern Turkey / Nerina Weiss. -- Speaking Blood: Metaphoric Expressions Of Sexual Violence In A Guadeloupian Family / Janine Klungel. -- Expressed, Muted And Silenced: Mestizo Childhood And Everyday Violence In A Marginal Neighbourhood In Quito, Ecuador / Esben Leifsen. Part Iii: Remembering And Aftermath. Silence, Denial And Confession About State Terror By The Argentine Military / Antonius C.g.m. Robben. -- From Traumatic