Kjell Skyllstad kindly wrote to us:

Dear Evelin:

In the context of the recent reactions to humiliating artworks (caricatures), I am sure HDHS can give a valuable contribution by illuminating the connection of recent events to the whole picture of humiliatory practices in relation to aggressive responses. One is reminded of the humiliating stereotypes still used in mass media portrayals of ethnic (mostly facial) characteristics of the "other".

As ever
Kjell

Sophie Schaarschmidt kindly sent us the following message on 02/02/2006:

Dear friends!

There is a lot of furious discussion going on about the caricatures in the Danish newspaper which portrayed the prophet Mohammed. Please see http://www.myblog.de/telegehirn
http://forum.spiegel.de/showthread.php?t=315&page=2&pp=10
http://www.spiegel.de/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4672642.stm

I thought, maybe it would be good to post a commentary on the website of Humiliationstudies. What happened in this case has obviously to do with humiliation: the Muslims feel humiliated by the cartoons and that their religion is not dealt with in a respectful way, whereas the Europeans feel that their right of freedom of speech and press is violated and that the reaction of the Muslims goes against democratic principles (death threats etc.).

Would anyone be interested comment on that?

I think it would be good to comment on the recent situation with our view on humiliation.
Thank you.

Sophie