Death, Grief, and Mourning in an ICTY Film: Exploring Relational and Non/Living Worlds

A queer relational approach to analyzing the ICTY documentary 'Crimes Before the ICTY: Višegrad' reveals that death, grief, and mourning are not merely evidentiary tools but also relational encounters involving more-than-human elements like buildings, bridges, and artifacts. This analysis challenges the reductive representation of violence in international criminal justice, highlighting how these elements serve as vestiges, witnesses, and sites of loss. By drawing on Queer Death Studies and relational ontologies, the study enriches attempts to understand and feel loss in the wake of violence, while also critiquing civilizational logics that dominate such representations.

Biddolph, C. (2024). Death, Grief, and Mourning in an ICTY Film: Exploring Relational and Non/Living Worlds. International Studies Quarterly, 68(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqae076