Unwatchable

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

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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