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Human Rights In Camera
Sharon Sliwinski
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Description for Human Rights In Camera
Paperback. Examines the visual images that have accompanied human rights struggles and the responses people have had to them. This title 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. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
From the fundamental rights proclaimed in the American and French declarations of independence to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Hannah Arendt's furious critiques, the definition of what it means to be human has been hotly debated. But the history of human rights - and their abuses - is also a richly illustrated one. Following this picture trail, "Human Rights In Camera" takes an innovative approach by examining the visual images that have accompanied human rights struggles and the passionate responses people have had to them. Sharon Sliwinski considers a series of historical events, including the 1755 Lisbon ... Read more
From the fundamental rights proclaimed in the American and French declarations of independence to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Hannah Arendt's furious critiques, the definition of what it means to be human has been hotly debated. But the history of human rights - and their abuses - is also a richly illustrated one. Following this picture trail, "Human Rights In Camera" takes an innovative approach by examining the visual images that have accompanied human rights struggles and the passionate responses people have had to them. Sharon Sliwinski considers a series of historical events, including the 1755 Lisbon ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226762760
SKU
V9780226762760
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About Sharon Sliwinski
Sharon Sliwinski is assistant professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies and the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at the University of Western Ontario.
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