Becoming Nonhuman
The Case Study of the Gulag
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13081721 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yochai Ataria (0000-0001-9615-7456, Tel Hai Academic College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 27-27 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Genealogy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2313-5778 • E-ISSN: 2313-5778 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/genealogy3020027 |
| OpenAlex | W2947345663 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
Based on the experience of innocent individuals who were arrested and sent to the Gulag, this paper examines the transformation from being human to being nonhuman. It suggests that during this process, one shifts from belonging to nonbelonging. As a result, similarly to Winston Smith–Orwell’s hero in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the prisoner is rebooted and reborn as an object belonging to the Gulag. In this situation, the prisoner internalizes the Gulag’s rules in the deepest possible manner
Archaeology · Art · Gulag · HERO · Linguistics · Literature · Object (grammar · Psychoanalysis · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |