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- catalog abstract "Watching the evening news offers constant evidence of atrocity--a daily commonplace in our "society of spectacle." But are viewers inured--or incited--to violence by the daily depiction of cruelty and horror? Is the viewer's perception of reality eroded by the universal availability of imagery intended to shock? In this investigation of the role of imagery in our culture, Susan Sontag cuts through circular arguments about how pictures can inspire dissent or foster violence as she takes a fresh look at the representation of atrocity--from Goya's The Disasters of War to photographs of the American Civil War, lynchings of blacks in the South, and Dachau and Auschwitz to contemporary horrific images of Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and New York City on September 11, 2001. Sontag's new book, a startling reappraisal of the intersection of "information", "news," "art," and politics in the contemporary depiction of war and disaster, will forever alter our thinking about the uses and meanings of images in our world.".
- catalog contributor b12781553.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131).".
- catalog description "Watching the evening news offers constant evidence of atrocity--a daily commonplace in our "society of spectacle." But are viewers inured--or incited--to violence by the daily depiction of cruelty and horror? Is the viewer's perception of reality eroded by the universal availability of imagery intended to shock? In this investigation of the role of imagery in our culture, Susan Sontag cuts through circular arguments about how pictures can inspire dissent or foster violence as she takes a fresh look at the representation of atrocity--from Goya's The Disasters of War to photographs of the American Civil War, lynchings of blacks in the South, and Dachau and Auschwitz to contemporary horrific images of Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and New York City on September 11, 2001. Sontag's new book, a startling reappraisal of the intersection of "information", "news," "art," and politics in the contemporary depiction of war and disaster, will forever alter our thinking about the uses and meanings of images in our world.".
- catalog extent "131 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0374248583 (hc : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux,".
- catalog subject "303.6 21".
- catalog subject "Atrocities.".
- catalog subject "HM 554 S699r 2003".
- catalog subject "HM554 .S65 2003".
- catalog subject "Journalism.".
- catalog subject "Photography.".
- catalog subject "Photojournalism Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "Psychology, Social.".
- catalog subject "Violence.".
- catalog subject "War and society.".
- catalog subject "War in art Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "War photography Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "War.".
- catalog title "Regarding the pain of others / Susan Sontag.".
- catalog type "text".