ABSTRACT
In situations of conflict and violence, harmonious human relations are disrupted; the ‘otherness’ of people is foregrounded as shared humanity retreats into the background. The complexity of individual lives fades as people are lumped together into groups that threaten territory or integrity. Differences between groups are heightened and similarities are downplayed in this process of other-ing. The dehumanised Other becomes a faceless enemy, all empathy denied.
