Global corpse politics: the obscenity taboo
Auteur :
Auchter, Jessica
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009054386
Date de publication :
27 juil. 2023
Dimensions :
22,0 x 15,0 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
312 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
What makes a photograph of a dead body obscene? Auchter offers a genealogy of obscenity that argues this process is highly political. She explores how and why some images are framed as ethically necessary to view, while others are displayed as spectacles, and others deemed too graphic for viewing.