The Hidden Holocaust
The East Timor Alert Network (Etan) and Human Rights Claims in Canada, 1985-1998
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4851077 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julian Torelli (0000-0002-2479-4779) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 316-344 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1909 • E-ISSN: 1467-6443 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/johs.12283 |
| OpenAlex | W3085418875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article examines the East Timor Alert Network's (ETAN) claims-making strategies regarding support for human rights and self-determination of East Timor during the Indonesian occupation from 1975-1998. This research seeks to understand how ETAN attempted to persuade Canadians to care about a geographically distant horror. I examine various claims-making strategies that ETAN used to encourage Canadian audiences to evaluate the problem as an object of public concern, the Timorese as victims deserving of their sympathy, and Canadian government as condemnation-worthy
Accountability · Government (linguistics · Human rights · Indonesian · Indonesian government · Object (grammar · Political science · Sociology · Sympathy · The Holocaust · Global Security and Public Health · Military History and Strategy · Peacebuilding and International Security · Psychology · Law · Philosophy · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |