Seeing witness : visuality and the ethics of testimony /

The act of bearing witness can reveal much, but what about the figure of the witness itself? As contemporary culture is increasingly dominated by surveillance, the witness--whether artist, historian, scientist, government official, or ordinary citizen--has become empowered in realms from art to poli...

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Main Author: Blocker, Jane (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2009.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780816668045
0816668043
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central