Perpetrations and implications in the “gray zone”

a balance of the “perpetrator turn”

Abstract

In recent years, there has been emerging the "turn to the perpetrator," and this area of research can be characterized by two aspects. The first refers to the many ways in which perpetrators (understood in a broad sense) can be represented. The second concerns the exploration of the "grey zones" in terms of Primo Levi (2004) and what Michael Rothberg (2019) has termed "implication." We suggest that although the above-mentioned concepts address indirect or less perceptible perpetrations, there is a notable difference, as the formulation of the latter author would have a broader scope. The aim of the article, then, is to present some of the burning issues related to this field, privileging debates on the representation of victims in documentary.