Social media platforms are often denounced as “bubbles” or
“echo chambers.” In this view, what we see tends to reinforce
what we already believe, and what we already believe shapes what we
see. Yet social movements such as Black Lives Matter rely heavily
on the widespread dissemination of digital photographs and videos
through social media. In at least some cases, visual images can
challenge normative and normalized ways of grasping the world and
prompt their viewers to see differently—and even bring people
together. Seeing and Believing marshals religious resources to
recast the significance of digital images in the struggle for
social justice. Ellen T. Armour examines what distinguishes digital
photography from its analogue predecessor and places the
circulation of digital images in the broader context of virtual
visual cultures. She explores the challenges and opportunities that
visually saturated social media landscapes present for users and
organizers. Despite the power of digital platforms and algorithms,
possibilities for disruption and resistance emerge from how people
engage with these systems. Armour offers ways of seeing drawn from
Christianity and found in other religious traditions to help us
break with entrenched habits and rethink how we engage with the
images that grab our attention. Developing theological perspectives
on the power and peril of photography and technology, Seeing and
Believing provides suggestions for navigating the new media
landscape that can spark what Armour calls “photographic
insurrection.”
General
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Authors: |
Ellen T. Armour
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-20905-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-231-20905-3 |
Barcode: |
9780231209052 |
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