Unwatchable

By: Erika Balsom and Kenneth Berger and Susie Bright and Alex Bush and Alec Butler and Noel Carroll and Mel Chen and Jonathan Crary and Abigail De Kosnik and Samuel England and Mattias Frey and Peter Geimer and Michael Boyce Gillespie and Asbjørn Grønstad and Boris Groys and Frances Guerin and Jack Halberstam and Barbara Hammer and Julian Hanich and Stefano Harney and J. Hoberman and Lynne Joyrich and Alexandra Juhasz and E. Ann Kaplan and Katariina Kyrölä and Nathan Lee and Akira Lippit and Jennifer Malkowski and W.J.T. Mitchell and Brandy Monk-Payton and Fred Moten and Bill Nichols and Jan Olsson and Danielle Peers and Raul Perez and Mauro Resmini and B. Ruby Rich and Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi and Jonathan Rosenbaum and Rebecca Schneider and Jeffrey Sconce and Jared Sexton and Philipp Stiasny and Meghan Sutherland and Bennet Togler and Leshu Torchin and Alok Vaid-Menon and Christophe Wall-Romana and Meir Wigoder and Emily Wills and Federico Windhausen and Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa and Genevieve Yue and Alenka Zupancic and Poulomi Saha and Vivian Sobchack

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Synopsis: We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us as unsuitable for viewing. Yet what does it mean to proclaim something “unwatchable”: disturbing, revolting, poor, tedious, or literally inaccessible? With over 50 original essays by leading scholars, artists, critics, and curators, this is the first book to trace the “unwatchable” across our contemporary media environment, in which viewers encounter difficult content on various screens and platforms. Appealing to a broad academic and general readership, the volume offers multidisciplinary approaches to the vast array of troubling images that circulate in global visual culture.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780813599601
Related ISBNs:: 9780813599595, 9780813599588
Publisher:: Rutgers University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/20/19
Copyrighted By:: Rutgers University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
Grade Levels:: Eleventh grade
Reading Age:: 16 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Nicholas Baer
Edited by:: Maggie Hennefeld
Edited by:: Laura Horak
Edited by:: Gunnar Iversen