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The violence of the image : photography and international conflict / edited by Liam Kennedy and Caitlin Patrick.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International library of visual culture ; 15.
- International library of visual culture 15
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War photography--History.
- War photography.
- Photojournalism--Social aspects.
- Photojournalism.
- Social aspects.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 274 pages : illustrations (black and white and color) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : I.B. Tauris, 2014.
- Summary:
- Photography has visualized international relations and conflicts from the mid-nineteenth century onwards and continues to be an important medium in framing the worlds of distant, suffering others. Although photojournalism has been challenged in recent decades, claims that it is dead are premature. The Violence of the Image examines the roles of image producers and the functions of photographic imagery in the documentation of wars, violent conflicts and human rights issues; tackling controversial ideas such as 'witnessing', the making of appeals based on displays of human suffering and the much-cited concept of 'compassion fatigue'. In the twenty-first century, the advent of digital photography, camera phones and social media platforms has altered the relationship between photographers, the medium and the audience- as well as contributing to an ongoing blurring of the boundaries between news and entertainment and professional and amateur journalism. The Violence of the image explores how new vernacular and artistic modes of photographic production articulate international friction. This innovative, timely book makes a major contribution to discussions about the power of the image in conflict. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Framing Civil and (Post-)Colonial Conflict
- 1 The Incorruptible Kodak: Photography, Human Rights and the Congo Campaign / Christina Twomey Twomey, Christina 9
- 2 'Follow the Americans': Philip Jones Griffiths's Vietnam War Trilogy / Liam Kennedy Kennedy, Liam 34
- 3 The Violence of the Image: Conflict and Post-Conflict Photography in Northern Ireland / Justin Carville Carville, Justin 60
- 4 Dispelling the Myth of Invisibility: Photography and the Algerian Civil War / Joseph McGonagle McGonagle, Joseph 78
- Part II Politics and Photographic Ethics at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
- 5 The Myth of Compassion Fatigue / David Campbell Campbell, David 97
- 6 Infra-Destructure / Arietta Azoulay Azoulay, Arietta 125
- 7 Watching War Evolve: Photojournalism and New Forms of Violence / Robert Hariman Hariman, Robert 139
- Part III The 'Unstable' Image: Photography as Evidence and Ambivalence
- 8 Photo-Reportage of the Libyan Conflict / Stuart Allan Allan, Stuart 167
- 9 Witnessing Precarity: Photojournalism, Women's/Human/Rights and the War in Afghanistan / Wendy Kozol Kozol, Wendy 193
- 10 The Forensic Turn: Bearing Witness and the 'Thingness' of the Photograph / Paul Lowe Lowe, Paul 211
- 11 Ruins and Traces: Exhibiting Conflict in Guy Tillim's Leopold and Mobutu / Caitlin Patrick Patrick, Caitlin 235.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781780767895
- 1780767897
- OCLC:
- 889562883
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