Countering “the anesthesia of destruction”: Information and Pathos in the Work of J.M.G. Le Clézio, Barry Lopez, and Vandana Shiva
This article studies a type of numbness, a dulling of sensitivity that occurs when the human mind receives particular kinds of information concerning accidents, tragic events or large-scale calamities. It particularly explores the causes and the social and environmental results of this numbness. The...
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I10-R337-article-132272018-09-17T10:21:50Z Countering “the anesthesia of destruction”: Information and Pathos in the Work of J.M.G. Le Clézio, Barry Lopez, and Vandana Shiva Resistiendo la “anestesia de destrucción”: información y pathos en la obra de JMG Le Clézio, Barry López y Vandana Shiva Slovic, Scott “la anestesia de la destrucción” información sufrimiento responsabilidad compromiso “the anesthesia of destruction” information suffering responsibility engagement This article studies a type of numbness, a dulling of sensitivity that occurs when the human mind receives particular kinds of information concerning accidents, tragic events or large-scale calamities. It particularly explores the causes and the social and environmental results of this numbness. The latter has been called “the anesthesia of destruction” by Indian social and environmental activist Vandana Shiva, referring to the human tendency to turn off our feelings and become anesthetized by information about destruction. The research into this reaction, or lack of reaction, matters a great deal since how the information about these issues is presented to us, whether we are talking about human suffering or what is happening in the natural world, has everything to do with how we think and act in the world. The article uses Shiva’s descriptor of the feeling of indifference and numbness, “the anesthesia of destruction”, to examine stories in The Round and Other Cold Hard Facts by J.M.G. Le Cle?zio and Light Action in the Caribbean: Stories by Barry Lopez. These are literary examples from authors deeply involved in the effort to use fiction as a way of making readers think more seriously about social responsibility and the psychology of engagement. Este artículo investiga un cierto tipo de adormecimiento emocional, la clase de sensibilidad tibia que tiene lugar cuando la mente humana recibe alguna información particular sobre accidentes, eventos trágicos o calamidades de gran escala. Específicamente explora las causas y las consecuencias sociales y ambientales de esta parálisis emocional. Esta última ha sido denominada “la anestesia de la destrucción” por la activista social y ambiental india Vandana Shiva y se refiere a la tendencia humana de desconectar nuestras emociones, quedar anestesiados por la información sobre la destrucción. Esta investigación sobre esta reacción, o falta de reacción, es importante ya que dependiendo de cómo se presenta esta información, sea sobre el sufrimiento humano o lo que sucede en el mundo natural, la manera en que pensamos y actuamos en el mundo se verá afectada directamente. El artículo utiliza el descriptor de estos sentimientos de indiferencia e inacción, “la anestesia de la destrucción” acuñado por Shiva, para analizar algunos cuentos deThe Round and Other Cold Hard Facts de J.M.G. Le Cle?zio y Light Action in the Caribbean: Stories de Barry Lopez. Estos son ejemplos literarios de autores profundamente involucrados con el esfuerzo de usar la ficción como un medio para que los lectores piensen más detenidamente sobre la responsabilidad social y el compromiso psicológico Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Lenguas (CIFAL), Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Avenida Enrique Barros s/n, Ciudad Universitaria. Córdoba, Argentina. Correo electrónico: revistacylc@lenguas.unc.edu.ar 2015-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/CultyLit/article/view/13227 Revista de Culturas y Literaturas Comparadas; Vol. 5 (2015): Las culturas y las literaturas en contextos transnacionales. 2591-3883 1852-4737 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/CultyLit/article/view/13227/13426 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/CultyLit/article/view/13227/19415 Derechos de autor 2015 Scott Slovic |
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This article studies a type of numbness, a dulling of sensitivity that occurs when the human mind receives particular kinds of information concerning accidents, tragic events or large-scale calamities. It particularly explores the causes and the social and environmental results of this numbness. The latter has been called “the anesthesia of destruction” by Indian social and environmental activist Vandana Shiva, referring to the human tendency to turn off our feelings and become anesthetized by information about destruction. The research into this reaction, or lack of reaction, matters a great deal since how the information about these issues is presented to us, whether we are talking about human suffering or what is happening in the natural world, has everything to do with how we think and act in the world. The article uses Shiva’s descriptor of the feeling of indifference and numbness, “the anesthesia of destruction”, to examine stories in The Round and Other Cold Hard Facts by J.M.G. Le Cle?zio and Light Action in the Caribbean: Stories by Barry Lopez. These are literary examples from authors deeply involved in the effort to use fiction as a way of making readers think more seriously about social responsibility and the psychology of engagement. |
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