Humane Insight : Looking at Images of African American Suffering and Death /

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In the history of black America, the image of the mortal, wounded, and dead black body has long been looked at by others from a safe distance. Courtney Baker questions the relationship between the spectator and victim and urges viewers to move beyond the safety of the 'gaze' to cultivate a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker, Courtney
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ethnic & Race Studies.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Racism.
Empathy > Social aspects.
Documentary photography > Social aspects.
African Americans > Social conditions.
African Americans > Violence against.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Empathie > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Photographie de presse > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Photographie documentaire > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs americains > Conditions sociales > Ouvrages illustres.
Racism > United States > History > 20th century.
Empathy > Social aspects > United States > History.
Photojournalism > Social aspects > United States > History.
Documentary photography > Social aspects > United States > History.
African Americans > Social conditions > Pictorial works.
African Americans > Violence against > History > Pictorial works.
United States.
Pictorial works.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the history of black America, the image of the mortal, wounded, and dead black body has long been looked at by others from a safe distance. Courtney Baker questions the relationship between the spectator and victim and urges viewers to move beyond the safety of the 'gaze' to cultivate a capacity for humane insight toward representations of human suffering.
Physical Description:1 online resource (160 pages).
ISBN:9780252097591

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