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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Jill Bennett |
ISBN: | 0804750742 9780804750745 0804751714 9780804751711 |
OCLC Number: | 851315978 |
Description: | XIV, 188 p. : il. ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | On the subject of trauma. -- Insides, outsides : trauma, affect, and art. -- The force of trauma. -- Journeys into place. -- Face-to-face encounters. -- Global interconnections. -- Afterword : beyond trauma culture. |
Series Title: | Cultural Memory in the Present. |
Responsibility: | Jill Bennett. |
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Abstract:
This book analyzes contemporary visual art produced in the context of conflict and trauma from a range of countries, including Colombia, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. It focuses on what makes visual language unique, arguing that the "affective'"quality of art contributes to a new understanding of the experience of trauma and loss.
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"This is an insightful, timely book....Thought-provoking and at times startling, Empathic Vision opens up new ideas that stay with you long after you have closed its covers." -- <I>Leonardo Reviews</I> Read more...
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