Image operations: Visual media and political conflict - Hardcover

 
9781526107213: Image operations: Visual media and political conflict
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 152610721X ISBN 13: 9781526107213
Verlag: Manchester University Press, 2016

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A powerful book that provides new interdisciplinary perspective on the functions of still and moving images in political conflict.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jens Eder is Professor in Media and Communication Studies at the University of Mannheim Charlotte Klonk is Professor in Art History and New Media at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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Image operations is a pioneering interdisciplinary study of the role and function of images in political life. Balancing theoretical reflections with in-depth case studies, it offers a multifaceted critical perspective on this significant aspect of contemporary visual culture.

Still and moving images are crucial factors in contemporary political conflicts. They not only have representational, expressive and illustrative functions, but also augment and create significant events. Beyond altering states of mind, they affect bodies - sometimes becoming a matter of life or death. Various forms of image operation are performed in the contexts of war, insurgency and activism. Photographs, videos, interactive simulations and other kinds of images steer drones to their targets, train soldiers, terrorise the public, celebrate protest icons, uncover injustices or call for help. They are often parts of complex agential networks and move across different media and cultural environments.

Bringing together renowned scholars and activists, Image operations addresses important issues in the fields of art history, visual culture, film, media and communication studies, history, politics and international relations, where there is a new interest in visual culture and the political functions of imagery. The book will also be of interest to activists, journalists, artists, curators, filmmakers, educational institutions and authorities deliberating the ethics of images.

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Verlag
Manchester University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
152610721X
ISBN 13 
9781526107213
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
274
Herausgeber
Eder Jens, Klonk Charlotte
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