Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory: Breaking the Cycle

Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction: Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory
1 Shame/Violence Theory as a Passkey
2 Aims of the Book
3 Book Structure and Overview of the Chapters
References
Part I Theory
2 The Role of Shame and Guilt in Political Violence: From Wars and Revolutions to Genocide and Terrorism
1 Why We Need to Study Shame and Violence
2 The Role of Shame and Guilt in Individual-Level Violence
3 Shame Ethics and Guilt Ethics
4 The Politics of Shame and Guilt: Inequality as a Driver of Shame and Violence
5 Shame-Driven Authoritarianism and Revolutions
6 Shame as a Cause of War Throughout History
7 Can Shame Be Constructive, and Guilt Destructive?
8 How Can We Prevent Violence? Transcending Shame and Guilt
References
3 Shame, Gender and Radical Listening: Carol Gilligan in Conversation with Roman Gerodimos
1 Introduction
2 Gender, Shame and Violence
3 Gender, Voice and Silence
4 Radical Listening and the Listening Guide Method
5 The Radical Potential of Interdisciplinarity and Association
References
4 Shame and the Self
1 Shame and Violence
2 The Forensic Base
3 Shame and the Social Other
4 Philosophical Psychoanalysis: Shame Deconstructed
5 Shame as an Object Relation
6 The Psychical Impasse of Existential Anxiety
7 The Psychic Catastrophe and the Real World
References
5 “With the Humble Is Wisdom”: Humility as an Antidote to Humiliation and Shame
1 What Is Humility?
2 Humility, Humiliation and Shame: Conceptual Clarifications
3 The Choice: Humiliation or Humility?
4 Humiliation and Violence
5 Dimensions of Humiliation: Inside/Outside, Past/Present, Individual/Collective
6 Humility as Antidote
References
Part II Practice
6 Understanding How Children Develop and Regulate Feelings of Chronic Shame
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Frameworks to Understand the Development of Chronic Shame
2.1 Attachment Theory
2.2 Mentalisation Theory
2.3 Systemic Theory
3 Chronic Shame in the Context of Developmental Trauma
3.1 Emergence of Shame Feelings
3.2 Long-Term Difficulties with Shame
4 Regulation of Chronic Shame
4.1 Models of Maladaptive Shame Regulation
4.2 Violence Towards the Self and Others as a Shame Regulation Strategy: A Clinical Example
5 Reflections and Recommendations
References
7 Shame/Violence Intervention
References
8 The Violence Intervention Project (VIP): Charlie Rigby in Conversation with Roman Gerodimos
1 Introduction
2 Setting up the Organisation: Vision, Mission and Growth
3 The VIP’s Approach: Shame Awareness and Building Relationships
4 Navigating Trauma and Shame
5 Balancing Safeguarding with Trust
6 Operationalizing Shame—A Research Agenda
7 Capacity Building on Shame Awareness
Reference
Part III Politics and Culture: Greece as a Case Study
9 The Dynamics of Shame and Pride in Football Fandom: The Case of PAOK F.C.
1 Introduction
2 Sociological Approaches to Football Fandom
3 Football as History
4 Football as Political Ideology
5 Football as Masculinity
6 Conclusion
References
10 The “Deserved” Victimhood of Far-Left Terrorism: Shame, Guilt and Status Reversal
1 Introduction
2 Far-Left Violence and Guilt Ethics
3 Victims and Shame
4 The Case of the Bakoyiannis Assassination
5 The Spiral of Shame in the Next Generations
6 The Personal Remains Political
7 Conclusion
References
11 On the Body and the Skin of the City: Reading Shame and Violence Through “Programmatic Marking” on the Surfaces of Athens’ Urban Landscape
1 Introduction to Programmatic Marking
2 Situating Programmatic Marking in the Athenian Urban Context
3 The Body and the Skin of the Urban Environment
4 The Markings Along the Great Walk of Athens
5 The Highlighter
6 The Black-and-White Mural of the National Technical University of Athens
7 Final Remarks
References
12 Memory Landscapes and Stories of Shame: The Coexistence of Greece, Cyprus and Turkey as an Affective “Mission Impossible”
1 Introduction
2 Who Owns the Past?
3 Figures of Memory: How Cultural Narratives Define Identity
3.1 Performances at the Ancient Theatre of Salamis
3.2 The Change of Status of Hagia Sophia
4 Regimes of Truth and Affective Attachments
5 Conclusions
References
Part IV Identity, Community, Current Affairs
13 Shameful and Shameless: Projecting Triumph and Humiliation in the Brexit Era; A Psychosocial-Group Methodological Approach
1 Researching the Psychosocial Dynamics of Political Shame
2 Brexit: A National Shudder
3 Brexit and the UK: An Unravelling Large Group
4 Sociocultural Contexts: Shame and the Brexit Headlines
5 Envisioning Shame: Being, Belonging and Containment
6 Containment and Recognition
7 Exploring Brexit in Groups: A Method
8 Group Process: A Core Preoccupation
9 Working with the Brexit Groups
9.1 Inviting Groups
9.2 Territory
9.3 Shame and the Intergroup: Splits and Impasses
9.4 Leadership
10 Shame by Association: Race and Racism
11 Brexit, Shame, Polarisation and Breaking Social Bonds
References
14 Living Beyond the Binary: Experiences of Shame and Violence Within the Genderqueer Community
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework
3 Research Design
4 Results
4.1 Sample Overview
5 Discussion and Concluding Remarks
References
15 Working Through Layers of Shame: Researching and Scripting Black Women, Dwarfs, and Other Misfits of the Old West
1 Introduction
2 The Primary Layer: Shame and Pride in the Old West
3 The Secondary Layer: Shame, Privilege and Power Embedded in Research and Representation
4 The Tertiary Layer: Lived Experience, Authenticity and Creative Freedom
5 Epilogue
References
Part V Conclusions
16 Breaking the Cycle of Shame and Violence: From the Individual to the Global
1 Introduction: Towards an Interdisciplinary Vocabulary on Shame/Violence
2 The Mechanics of Shame and the Vicious Cycle of Violence
3 The Omnipresence of Shame: From Micro to Macro
4 The Challenges Facing Shame/Violence Interventions in the Community
5 Breaking the Cycle of Shame/Violence: An Agenda for Change
References
Index: Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory