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Abu Ghraib Effect (Paperback)
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Abu Ghraib Effect (Paperback)
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The photographs of torture at Abu Ghraib prison aroused worldwide
condemnation--or did they? Opinion polls showed that most citizens
of the United States were unmoved by the images. One reason for
this relative lack of a public outcry may be the nature of the Abu
Ghraib pictures themselves and what Stephen F. Eisenman terms "the
Abu Ghraib effect." By showing prisoners engaging in sexual acts,
Eisenman asserts, the photos make the men look like enthusiastic
participants in their own interrogation and torture. Further, these
scenes repeat an ancient stereotype: the "pathos formula," in which
victims of war are shown welcoming their own punishment. In this
highly original analysis, Eisenman shows the pathos formula at work
in the Abu Ghraib photos, and he describes its long history,
exploring the motif's appearance in imperial Greek and Roman Art,
in the sculpture and painting of Michelangelo, and in Baroque
paintings of saints and martyrs. The author also describes the
equally long history of artistic protest against the formula by
such diverse artists as William Hogarth, Francisco Goya, Pablo
Picasso, Ben Shahn, and Leon Golub. "The Abu Ghraib Effect" reveals
how the pathos formula has dulled public responses to images of
torture, and also urges a more effective use of political images in
the fight against the so-called "war on terror." "Eisenman's
concepts and questions constitute a challenging discourse on
politics and art." --"A""rt in America" "This brilliantly argued
volume should be read by all art historians."--"Art Book" ""The Abu
Ghraib Effect ." . . traverses revolutionary terrain in its
unraveling of the function of artistic metaphor in the
justification of imperialist power." --"M""edia-Culture Review"
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