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Guilt : a force of cultural transformation / edited by Katharina von Kellenbach and Matthias Buschmeier.

Contributor(s): Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: xi, 360 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780197557440
  • 0197557449
  • 9780197557433
  • 0197557430
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Contents:
Introduction ; guilt as a force of cultural transformation / Matthias Buschmeier and Katharina von Kellenbach -- Part 1. Guilt as a prosocial force in interpersonal relations -- Guilt as a positive motivation for action? : on vicarious penance in the history of Christianity / Meinolf Schumacher -- White guilt in the summer of Black Lives Matter / Lisa B. Spanierman -- From shame to guilt : Indonesian strategies against child marriage / Nelly van Doorn-Harder -- Historical and survivor guilt in the incorporation of refugees in Germany / John Borneman -- Part 2. Transforming guilt into (restorative) justice -- The productivity of guilt in criminal law discourse / Klaus Gunther -- Making guilt productive : the case for restorative justice in criminal law / Valerij Zisman -- Guilt with and without punishment : on moral and legal guilt in contexts of impurity / Dominik Hofmann -- Post-war justice for the Nazi murders of patients in Kherson, Ukraine : comparing German and Soviet trials / Tanja Penter -- Part 3. Guilt as creative irritation -- Rituals of repentance : Joshua Oppenheimer's The act of killing / Katharina von Kellenbach -- Performing guilt : how theater of the 1960s challenged German memory culture / Saskia Fischer -- Guilty dreams : culpability and reactionary violence in Gujarat / Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi -- The guilt of warriors / Susan Derwin -- Part 4. The politics of guilt negotiations -- The art of apology : on the true and the phony in political apology / Maria-Sibylla Lotter -- Relationships in transition : negotiating accountability and productive guilt in Timor-Leste / Victor Igreja -- Disputes over Germany's war guilt : on the emergence of a new international law in World War I / Ethel Matala de Mazza -- The absence of productive guilt in shame and disgrace : misconceptions in and of German memory culture from 1945 to 2020 / Matthias Buschmeier.
Summary: Across the globe guilt has become a contentious issue in discussions over historical accountability and reparation for past injustices. Guilt has become political, and it assumes a highly visible place in the public sphere and academic debate in fields ranging from cultural memory, to transitional justice, post-colonialism, Africana studies, and the study of populist extremism. This volume argues that guilt is a productive force that helps to balance unequal power dynamics between individuals and groups. Moreover, guilt can also be an ambivalent force affecting social cohesion, moral revolutions, political negotiation, artistic creativity, legal innovation, and other forms of transformations. With chapters bridging the social sciences, law, and humanities, chapter authors examine the role and function of guilt in society and present case studies from seven national contexts. The book approaches guilt as a generative and enduring presence in societies and cultures rather than as an oppressive and destructive burden that necessitates quick release and liberation. It also considers guilt as something that legitimates the future infliction of violence. Finally, it examines the conditions under which guilt promotes transformation, repair, and renewal of relationships.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction ; guilt as a force of cultural transformation / Matthias Buschmeier and Katharina von Kellenbach -- Part 1. Guilt as a prosocial force in interpersonal relations -- Guilt as a positive motivation for action? : on vicarious penance in the history of Christianity / Meinolf Schumacher -- White guilt in the summer of Black Lives Matter / Lisa B. Spanierman -- From shame to guilt : Indonesian strategies against child marriage / Nelly van Doorn-Harder -- Historical and survivor guilt in the incorporation of refugees in Germany / John Borneman -- Part 2. Transforming guilt into (restorative) justice -- The productivity of guilt in criminal law discourse / Klaus Gunther -- Making guilt productive : the case for restorative justice in criminal law / Valerij Zisman -- Guilt with and without punishment : on moral and legal guilt in contexts of impurity / Dominik Hofmann -- Post-war justice for the Nazi murders of patients in Kherson, Ukraine : comparing German and Soviet trials / Tanja Penter -- Part 3. Guilt as creative irritation -- Rituals of repentance : Joshua Oppenheimer's The act of killing / Katharina von Kellenbach -- Performing guilt : how theater of the 1960s challenged German memory culture / Saskia Fischer -- Guilty dreams : culpability and reactionary violence in Gujarat / Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi -- The guilt of warriors / Susan Derwin -- Part 4. The politics of guilt negotiations -- The art of apology : on the true and the phony in political apology / Maria-Sibylla Lotter -- Relationships in transition : negotiating accountability and productive guilt in Timor-Leste / Victor Igreja -- Disputes over Germany's war guilt : on the emergence of a new international law in World War I / Ethel Matala de Mazza -- The absence of productive guilt in shame and disgrace : misconceptions in and of German memory culture from 1945 to 2020 / Matthias Buschmeier.

Across the globe guilt has become a contentious issue in discussions over historical accountability and reparation for past injustices. Guilt has become political, and it assumes a highly visible place in the public sphere and academic debate in fields ranging from cultural memory, to transitional justice, post-colonialism, Africana studies, and the study of populist extremism. This volume argues that guilt is a productive force that helps to balance unequal power dynamics between individuals and groups. Moreover, guilt can also be an ambivalent force affecting social cohesion, moral revolutions, political negotiation, artistic creativity, legal innovation, and other forms of transformations. With chapters bridging the social sciences, law, and humanities, chapter authors examine the role and function of guilt in society and present case studies from seven national contexts. The book approaches guilt as a generative and enduring presence in societies and cultures rather than as an oppressive and destructive burden that necessitates quick release and liberation. It also considers guilt as something that legitimates the future infliction of violence. Finally, it examines the conditions under which guilt promotes transformation, repair, and renewal of relationships.

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