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The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence by Susie Linfield

The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence

Susie Linfield

344 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction art politics informative slow-paced
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Since the early days of photography, critics have told us that photos of political violence—of torture, mutilation, and death—are exploitative, deceitful, even pornographic. To look at these images is voyeuristic; to turn away is a gesture of resp...

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