Torture and suffering, dictatorship and violence

Authors

  • Myrna Coelho Pós-doutoranda do Instituto de Psicologia (IP) da USP, São Paulo-SP, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v18i32.25698

Keywords:

Torture, dictatorship, human rights, mental health.

Abstract

This article discusses torture as a practice that was denied and at the same time practiced bythe civilian-military dictatorships of Brazil (1964-1985) and Argentina (1976-1983). For thatpurpose we discuss the concepts of power in Arendt and Foucault and the state of exceptionin Agamben, proposing the new concept of “Bio-power of sovereignty.” This article is basedon a doctoral research project that sought to understand the mode of being and suffering ofthe political prisoner undergoing torture through the analysis of five thousand testimonies ofpolitical prisoners who were tortured by these dictatorships.

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Published

2014-07-01

How to Cite

Coelho, M. (2014). Torture and suffering, dictatorship and violence. Lutas Sociais, 18(32), 148–162. https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v18i32.25698

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 32 (2014): Dictatorships, Exiles, Resistances

Section

Dossier

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