Photography, Bearing Witness and the Yugoslav Wars, 1988-2021
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Photography, Bearing Witness and the Yugoslav Wars, 1988-2021

Testimonies of Light

  1. 190 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Photography, Bearing Witness and the Yugoslav Wars, 1988-2021

Testimonies of Light

About this book

Combining case studies with theoretical and philosophical insights, this book explores the role of photography in representing conflict and genocide, both during and after the break-up of Yugoslavia.

Concentrating on the photographer, this book considers the practice of photojournalism rather than simply in terms of its consumption and use by the media. The experiences and working methods of photographers in the field are analysed, showing how practitioners conceptualised their work and responded to larger questions about neutrality and moral responsibility. Presenting this 'active' form of witness, author Paul Lowe investigates a crucial ethical paradox faced by photojournalists. Moving beyond the end of the Yugoslav Wars in 2001, this book also considers the therapeutic and validating potential of photography for survivors, featuring photographers whose work centres on memory and reconciliation. Based on archival research, close reading and discourse analyses of photographs, and interviews with a range of international photographers, this book explores how photography from this period has been used and remediated in editorial photojournalism, fine art documentary and advocacy photography.

This book will be of interest to scholars in the history of photography, art and visual culture, and photojournalism.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781474243759
eBook ISBN
9781000181838
Edition
1
Topic
Arte
Subtopic
Fotografía

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. 1 Bearing Witness to Atrocity
  12. 2 An Economy of Images
  13. 3 The Fugitive Testimony of Images
  14. 4 The Ethics of Witnessing
  15. 5 The Presentational Witness
  16. 6 The Participatory Witness
  17. 7 The Prosecutorial Witness
  18. 8 The Post Factum Witness
  19. 9 Conclusion: Testimonies of Light
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index