Unwatchable / Nicholas Baer, Maggie Hennefeld, Laura Horak, Gunnar Iversen.
We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us as...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, NJ :
Rutgers University Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us as unsuitable for viewing. Yet what does it mean to proclaim something 2unwatchable3: disturbing, revolting, poor, tedious, or literally inaccessible? With over 50 original essays by leading scholars, artists, critics, and curators, this is the first book to trace the 2unwatchable3 across our contemporary media environment, in which viewers encounter difficult content on various screens and platforms. Appealing to a broad academic and general readership, the volume offers multidisciplinary approaches to the vast array of troubling images that circulate in global visual culture. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : 51 images. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813599625 0813599628 9780813599601 0813599601 |
| Finding Aid: | Available in electronic full text to members of the University via the Library web catalogue. |