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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.An examination of the role of imagery in modern culture considers how depictions of violence, from wartime photographs to footage of the September 11 attacks, are used and how they impact the world. Additional Details
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
BOOK TYPE : NF
BRAND : SONTAG, SUSAN
DEWEY CLASSIFICATION : 303.6
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
NUMBER OF PAGES : 144
PUBLISH DATE : 2004/02/01
PUBLISHER IMPRINT CODE : PICAD
PUBLISHER NAME : ST MARTINS PR
PUBLISHER STATUS CODE : OS
RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
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