The Civil Contract of Photography

By: null Ariella Azoulay

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Synopsis: In this groundbreaking work, Ariella Azoulay thoroughly revises our understanding of the ethical status of photography. It must, she insists, be understood in its inseparability from the many catastrophes of recent history. She argues that photography is a particular set of relations between individuals and the powers that govern them and, at the same time, a form of relations among equals that constrains that power. Anyone, even a stateless person, who addresses others through photographs or occupies the position of a photograph’s addressee, is or can become a member of the citizenry of photography.The crucial arguments of the book concern two groups that have been rendered invisible by their state of exception: the Palestinian noncitizens of Israel and women in Western societies. Azoulay’s leading question is: Under what legal, political, or cultural conditions does it become possible to see and show disaster that befalls those with flawed citizenship in a state of exception? The Civil Contract of Photography is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the disasters of recent history and the consequences of how they and their victims are represented.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 586 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781935408376
Related ISBNs:: 9781890951887, 9781890951894
Publisher:: Zone Books
Date of Addition:: 04/01/25
Copyrighted By:: Ariella Azoulay
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Communication, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:: null Rela Mazali
Translator:: null Ruvik Danieli