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Intimate Violence: Artists' Responses to Illegal Detention and Torture

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Abstract:
The article discusses the artists' impression of violence, illegal detentions and torture in the prisons in Iraq. It mentions the Taguba report by U.S. Army Major General Antonio M. Taguba, which documents the violence and torture conducted on the prisoners at the Abu Ghraib in Iraq. It cites the works of artists Selma Waldman and Roger Shimomura on specific torture acts at Guantanamo prison in Cuba and Abu Ghraib.

Citation

Platt, Susan Noyes, "Intimate Violence: Artists' Responses to Illegal Detention and Torture" (2013). The Brown Journal of World Affairs. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/eden-zg98

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  • The Brown Journal of World Affairs

    The Brown Journal of World Affairs is a semiannual journal of international relations and foreign policy produced at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. The Journal features original articles by and interviews with world leaders, policymakers, and …
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