Elder Witnesses: Witnessing Terrorism in Later/Middle Life

Abstract

Standing on the wrong building is about opportunities and consequences. Building stories based on method assemblages is too. Both are about translating realities that are out there into representations in here. Some stories have been told many times and counterterrorism and terrorism academics can be seen pouring over them. Others seem to be ignored entirely. In the previous chapters I have positioned the witness as central to any attempt to understand the meanings and consequences of terrorism. In its representation throughout history, in media representations and in contemporary popular and screen cultures the witnesses to terror are always present, whether we choose to acknowledge or disavow it.