Isbn: 9781137569646 - the visual divide between islam and the west: image perception within cross-cultural contexts (14 risultati)

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: New. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 32 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFC; JFD; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 457. . 2016. Hardback. . . . .

Hardback. Condizione: New. 1st ed. 2016. This book considers the ways in which Muslims view the way they are being viewed, not viewed, or incorrectly viewed, by the West. The book underscores a certain "will-to-visibility" whereby Muslims/ Arabs wish just to be "seen" and to be marked as fellow human beings.  The author relates the failure to achieve this visibility to a state of desperation that inextricably and symmetrically ties visibility to violence. When Syrian and Palestinian refugees recently started refusing to be photographed, they clearly ushered the eventual but inevitable collapse of the image and its final futility. The photograph has been completely emptied of its last remaining possibility of signification. The book attempts to engage with questions about the ways in which images are perceived within cross cultural contexts. Why and how do people from different cultural backgrounds view the same image in opposing ways; why do cartoon, photographs, and videos become both the cause and target of bloody political violence - as witnessed recently by the deadly attacks against Charlie Hebdo in France and in the swift military response by the US, Jordan, France, and others to videotaped violence by ISIS.…

Condizione: New. pp. 240.

Condizione: New. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 32 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFC; JFD; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 457. . 2016. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 8.50x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condizione: New. 1st ed. 2016. This book considers the ways in which Muslims view the way they are being viewed, not viewed, or incorrectly viewed, by the West. The book underscores a certain "will-to-visibility" whereby Muslims/ Arabs wish just to be "seen" and to be marked as fellow human beings.  The author relates the failure to achieve this visibility to a state of desperation that inextricably and symmetrically ties visibility to violence. When Syrian and Palestinian refugees recently started refusing to be photographed, they clearly ushered the eventual but inevitable collapse of the image and its final futility. The photograph has been completely emptied of its last remaining possibility of signification. The book attempts to engage with questions about the ways in which images are perceived within cross cultural contexts. Why and how do people from different cultural backgrounds view the same image in opposing ways; why do cartoon, photographs, and videos become both the cause and target of bloody political violence - as witnessed recently by the deadly attacks against Charlie Hebdo in France and in the swift military response by the US, Jordan, France, and others to videotaped violence by ISIS.…

Condizione: new. Questo è un articolo print on demand.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book considers the ways in which Muslims view the way they are being viewed, not viewed, or incorrectly viewed, by the West. The book underscores a certain 'will-to-visibility' whereby Muslims/ Arabs wish just to be 'seen' and to be marked as fellow human beings. The author relates the failure to achieve this visibility to a state of desperation that inextricably and symmetrically ties visibility to violence. When Syrian and Palestinian refugees recently started refusing to be photographed, they clearly ushered the eventual but inevitable collapse of the image and its final futility. The photograph has been completely emptied of its last remaining possibility of signification. The book attempts to engage with questions about the ways in which images are perceived within cross cultural contexts. Why and how do people from different cultural backgrounds view the same image in opposing ways; why do cartoon, photographs, and videos become both the cause and target of bloody political violence - as witnessed recently by the deadly attacks against Charlie Hebdo in France and in the swift military response by the US, Jordan, France, and others to videotaped violence by ISIS. 252 pp. Englisch.…

Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Analyzes the portrayal of Muslims and Arabs in an attempt to understand violent reactions to the representation of these groups in Western mediaExamines why the depiction of Muslims will be perceived differently by various cultural groups.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book considers the ways in which Muslims view the way they are being viewed, not viewed, or incorrectly viewed, by the West. The book underscores a certain 'will-to-visibility' whereby Muslims/ Arabs wish just to be 'seen' and to be marked as fellow human beings. The author relates the failure to achieve this visibility to a state of desperation that inextricably and symmetrically ties visibility to violence. When Syrian and Palestinian refugees recently started refusing to be photographed, they clearly ushered the eventual but inevitable collapse of the image and its final futility. The photograph has been completely emptied of its last remaining possibility of signification. The book attempts to engage with questions about the ways in which images are perceived within cross cultural contexts. Why and how do people from different cultural backgrounds view the same image in opposing ways; why do cartoon, photographs, and videos become both the cause and target of bloody political violence - as witnessed recently by the deadly attacks against Charlie Hebdo in France and in the swift military response by the US, Jordan, France, and others to videotaped violence by ISIS.…

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 240.

Condizione: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 240.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book considers the ways in which Muslims view the way they are being viewed, not viewed, or incorrectly viewed, by the West. The book underscores a certain 'will-to-visibility' whereby Muslims/ Arabs wish just to be 'seen' and to be marked as fellow human beings. The author relates the failure to achieve this visibility to a state of desperation that inextricably and symmetrically ties visibility to violence. When Syrian and Palestinian refugees recently started refusing to be photographed, they clearly ushered the eventual but inevitable collapse of the image and its final futility. The photograph has been completely emptied of its last remaining possibility of signification.The book attempts to engage with questions about the ways in which images are perceived within cross cultural contexts. Why and how do people from different cultural backgrounds view the same image in opposing ways; why do cartoon, photographs, and videos become both the cause and target of bloody political violence - as witnessed recently by the deadly attacks against Charlie Hebdo in France and in the swift military response by the US, Jordan, France, and others to videotaped violence by ISIS.Palgrave Macmillan, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 252 pp. Englisch.…