art and abu ghraib

Sociologists interested in U.S. foreign policy, the politics of atrocity, and political culture have much to learn from studying artistic responses to Abu Ghraib. This art poses provocative challenges to the dominant framing of Abu Ghraib and highlights the importance of culture as a realm of politi...

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Published in:Contexts (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2009-08, Vol.8 (3), p.62-64
Main Author: markovitz, jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art photography
Artists
Atrocities
Computer art
Culture
culture REVIEWS
Foreign policy
Political activism
Prison art
Prisoners of war
Prisons
Public opinion
Sociology
Torture
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Summary:Sociologists interested in U.S. foreign policy, the politics of atrocity, and political culture have much to learn from studying artistic responses to Abu Ghraib. This art poses provocative challenges to the dominant framing of Abu Ghraib and highlights the importance of culture as a realm of political activism. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1536-5042
1537-6052
DOI:10.1525/ctx.2009.8.3.62