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Challenges the idea that photographs of political violence exploit their subjects and pander to the voyeuristic tendencies of their viewers. Instead, the author argues that looking at such images is an ethically and politically necessary act that connects us to our modern history of violence and probes the human capacity for cruelty.

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"The Cruel Radiance is a beautifully considered and unabashedly impassioned plea for the continuing moral relevance of photojournalism." (Jed Perl, New Republic)"

The Cruel Radiance

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 15 April 2012
      ISBN-13 9780226482514
      978-0226482514
      ISBN-10 0226482510
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      Photography and photographs

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      Book Synopsis
      Challenges the idea that photographs of political violence exploit their subjects and pander to the voyeuristic tendencies of their viewers. Instead, the author argues that looking at such images is an ethically and politically necessary act that connects us to our modern history of violence and probes the human capacity for cruelty.

      Trade Review
      "The Cruel Radiance is a beautifully considered and unabashedly impassioned plea for the continuing moral relevance of photojournalism." (Jed Perl, New Republic)"

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