Image operations Visual media and political conflict

Still and moving images are crucial factors in contemporary political conflicts. They not only have representational, expressive or illustrative functions, but also augment and create significant events. Beyond altering states of mind, they affect bodies and often life or death is at stake. Various...

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Main Authors Eder, Jens, Klonk, Charlotte
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Manchester Manchester University Press 2016
Edition1st ed.
Subjects
Art & Art History
Communication Studies
History
Mass media
Mass media and war
Mass media and world politics
Media Studies
Political aspects
Social interaction
SOCIAL SCIENCE
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Summary:Still and moving images are crucial factors in contemporary political conflicts. They not only have representational, expressive or illustrative functions, but also augment and create significant events. Beyond altering states of mind, they affect bodies and often life or death is at stake. Various forms of image operations are currently 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. This book is a pioneering interdisciplinary study of the role and function of images in political life. Balancing theoretical reflections with in-depth case studies, it brings together renowned scholars and activists from different fields to offer a multifaceted critical perspective on a crucial aspect of contemporary visual culture.
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