Sharon Sliwinski
Human rights in camera
Sharon Sliwinski · 2011
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Sharon Sliwinski considers a series of historical events, including the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and the Holocaust, to illustrate that universal human rights have come to be imagined through aesthetic experience. The circulation of images of distant events, she argues, forms a virtual community between spectators and generates a sense of shared humanity. Joining a growing body of scholarship about the cultural forces at work in the construction of human rights, Human Rights In Camera is a novel take on this potent political ideal.
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN
- 9780226762753
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