HOMICIDE
One of the gravest forms of conduct against human beings. An exclusively human domain; at the top of the hierarchy of horrors that we are capable of committing. There are many reasons why we condemn…
Category: Of Memory
Under War, 05 The Crimes to Come
In the event of war, a manual published in 1965 distinguishes four phases in the evolution of criminal behavior. Four ‘stages’.The author, a criminologist, is well aware of the Second World War, which ended 20…
The sense of deviance, or the fake obtuseness of the fascist
There are normal things and those that are not. Those that are not are called deviant.There are everyday things and exceptions. Partying is deviant.Some commit crimes and some are caught. Those who are caught are…
Morin (2023), From War to War
2025-08-30 by wv – Last Updated on 26-03-03 by wv English translation by Claude Sonnet (Anthropic), revised by wv. The original Italian text is the authoritative version. What it is It is personal memory in…
Murgia (2026), Lessons on Hatred
2026-02-24 by wv – Last Updated on 26-04-26 by wv English translation by Claude Sonnet (Anthropic), revised by wv. What it is 2012, Michela Murgia is invited to teach a course: three lessons on hatred.1 The…
Under War. 02 Community and Crime
There are no communities1 without crime.2 Even in the houses of God, crime is common currency.3Cronus mutilates his father, devours his own children; Prometheus fashions man from clay and steals fire from the gods to…
Under War – 06 Dehumanization
VOICE: News reports frequently carry accounts of individuals or groups stripped of their defining traits and social recognition. Examples abound, in recent headlines as in older popular culture. These are repeated discourses, repeated accusations, at…
Under War – 00 Introduction
Facts are one thing, words another When on 7 October 2023 members of Hamas’s ‘government’ torture and kill, is the aim to liberate their land? When the government of Israel kills Palestinians by hunger and…