Image Operations - Visual Media and Political Conflict (Hardcover)

Still and moving images are crucial factors in contemporary political conflicts. They not only have representational, expressive or illustrative functions, but also augment and create significant events. Beyond altering states of mind, they affect bodies and often life or death is at stake. Various forms of image operations are currently performed in the contexts of war, insurgency and activism. Photographs, videos, interactive simulations and other kinds of images steer drones to their targets, train soldiers, terrorise the public, celebrate protest icons, uncover injustices, or call for help. They are often parts of complex agential networks and move across different media and cultural environments. This book is a pioneering interdisciplinary study of the role and function of images in political life. Balancing theoretical reflections with in-depth case studies, it brings together renowned scholars and activists from different fields to offer a multifaceted critical perspective on a crucial aspect of contemporary visual culture. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2017
Editors:	Jens Eder • Charlotte Klonk
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-0721-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies
LSN:	1-5261-0721-X
Barcode:	9781526107213

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