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Seeing witness : visuality and the ethics of testimony
The act of bearing witness can reveal much, but what about the figure of the witness itself? As contemporary culture is increasingly dominated by surveillance, the witness--whether artist, historian, scientist, government official, or ordinary citizen--has become empowered in realms from art to poli...
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| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis
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, 2009
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| Online Access: | http://kunst.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/jstor-ebooks-art/www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.cttts53b |
| Related Items: | Print version:
Seeing witness |
| Author Notes: | Jane Blocker |
| E-Book Packages: | JSTOR E-Books in Art, Design and Photography |
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