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Seeing Witness: Visuality and the Ethics of Testimony
Jane Blocker
Seeing Witness: Visuality and the Ethics of Testimony
Jane Blocker
The act of bearing witness can reveal much, but what about the figure of the witness itself? As contemporary culture is increasingly dominated by surveillance, the witness-whether artist, historian, scientist, government official, or ordinary citizen-has become empowered in realms from art to politics. In Seeing Witness
192 pages, 30 b&w photos
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 5, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780816654772 |
Publishers | University of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 192 |
Dimensions | 253 × 180 × 13 mm · 394 g |
Language | English |