Aftershock: obedience and identity

Generations of students have been taught that Milgram’s famous obedience experiments demonstrated how easily ordinary people can be persuaded to harm others when instructed to by a person in authority.

But did Milgram’s research really show that?

Using original footage and new documentary evidence, this film suggests that Milgram’s experiments demonstrate something rather different, that obedience to authority is a consequence of social identity.

Please Note: This is a shorter version of our film “Beyond Milgram: Obedience and Idnentity”.