Description: Human Rights In CameraAuthor(s): Sharon Sliwinski Format: Hardback Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, United States Imprint: University of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 9780226762753, 978-0226762753 Synopsis From the fundamental rights proclaimed in the American and French declarations of independence to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Hannah Arendt's furious critiques, the definition of what it means to be human has been hotly debated. But the history of human rights - and their abuses - is also a richly illustrated one. Following this picture trail, "Human Rights In Camera" takes an innovative approach by examining the visual images that have accompanied human rights struggles and the passionate responses people have had to them. Sharon Sliwinski considers a series of historical events, including the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and the Holocaust, to illustrate that universal human rights have come to be imagined through aesthetic experience. The circulation of images of distant events, she argues, forms a virtual community between spectators and generates a sense of shared humanity. Joining a growing body of scholarship about the cultural forces at work in the construction of human rights, "Human Rights In Camera" is a novel take on this potent political ideal.
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Book Title: Human Rights In Camera
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Name: Human Rights in Camera
Language: English
Publisher: T.H.E. University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 237 mm
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 428 g
Subject Area: Civil Service
Author: Sharon Sliwinski
Item Width: 167 mm
Format: Hardcover
