Images and Silences of War
By Charlotte Stace
The CCCB inites Antonio Monegal to discuss with Joanna Bourke the cultural dimension of the military conflict upon the publication of El silencio de la guerra (The Silence of War).
War is a recurrent phenomenon that has been with human societies from their beginnings to the present day. Millions of people live the experience of war, but many others experience it also through images and stories with important political consequences.
Joanna Bourke, a specialist in war conflicts of the 20th century and in the reflection on violence in contemporary society, talks with the essayist and cultural critic, Antonio Monegal, following the publication of his latest book, published earlier this year. They will discuss aspects of the culture of war that affect the way in which war is represented and reaches us through history, collective memory and the media, in an attempt to sketch the contours of a possible ethics of representation.