Global Corpse Politics The Obscenity Taboo |
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| Author:
| Auchter, Jessica |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in International Relations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-05438-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2023 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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What makes a photograph of a dead body obscene? Auchter offers a genealogy of obscenity that argues this process is highly political. She explores how and why some images are framed as ethically necessary to view, while others are displayed as spectacles, and others deemed too graphic for viewing.
What makes a photograph of a dead body obscene? Auchter offers a genealogy of obscenity that argues this process is highly political. She explores how and why some images are framed as ethically necessary to view, while others are displayed as spectacles, and others deemed too graphic for viewing.