{"product_id":"through-the-crosshairs-war-visual-culture-and-the-weaponized-gaze-9780813585260","title":"Through the Crosshairs  War Visual Culture and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrough the Crosshairs \u003c\/i\u003etraces the genealogy of the weaponized gaze—camera footage framed from the perspective of a military drone, a descending smart bomb, or a sniper’s telescopic sights. Tracking these images across a variety of media, including news reports, action movies, and video games, Roger Stahl explores how they have influenced public perceptions.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stahl displays true dexterity with theory, offering observations both big and small that wonderfully merge abstract concepts with concrete examples of popular culture. His analyses are exceptionally adept, creative, clever, and enlightening.\" -- Matt Sienkiewicz * author of The Other Air Force: U.S. Efforts to Reshape Middle Eastern Media Since 9\/11 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Roger Stahl’s wild new book shows how military technology wages war on us all—even those of us lucky enough to be on the 'right side' of the border, the scope, or the screen. Engaging, fun, and filled with sharp insights into the militarization of popular culture, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Crosshairs\u003c\/i\u003e is a blast.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Joshua Reeves * Oregon State University, author of Citizen Spies: The Long Rise of America's Surveillance Society *\u003cbr\u003e\"Immersing readers in the perilous visualities of smart bombs, snipers, and drones, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Crosshairs\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a riveting analysis of the weaponized gaze and powerfully explicates the political stakes of screen culture's militarization.  Packed with insights about the current conjuncture, the book positions Stahl as a leading critic of war and media.\"  -- Lisa Parks * Comparative Media Studies, MIT, author of Rethinking Media Coverage: Vertical Mediation and the War *\u003cbr\u003eSpotlight on \u003ci\u003eThrough the Crosshairs\u003c\/i\u003e on The War and Media * The War and Media Network *\u003cbr\u003e\"Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list,\" by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1          A Strike of the Eye\u003cbr\u003e 2          Smart Bomb Vision\u003cbr\u003e 3          Satellite Vision\u003cbr\u003e 4          Drone Vision\u003cbr\u003e 5          Sniper Vision\u003cbr\u003e 6          Resistant Vision\u003cbr\u003e 7          Afterword: Bodies Inhabited and Disavowed\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405791764823,"sku":"9780813585260","price":105.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813585260.jpg?v=1730493633","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/through-the-crosshairs-war-visual-culture-and-the-weaponized-gaze-9780813585260","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}