Photography and September 11th : spectacle, memory, trauma / Jennifer Good.
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TextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury, 2015Description: xiii, 181 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472533319 (hbk.) :Subject(s): September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in mass media -- Psychological aspects | Psychic trauma and mass media | September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Pictorial works -- Psychological aspects | Media Studies | Media StudiesDDC classification: 302.2'3'019 Summary: It is all but impossible to think of September 11th 2001 and not, at the same time, recall an image. The overwhelmingly visual coverage in the world's media pictured a spectacle of terror, from images of the collapsing towers, to injured victims and fatigued firefighters. In the days, weeks, and months that followed, this vast collection of images continued to circulate relentlessly. This book investigates the psychological impact of those images on a stunned American audience. Drawing on trauma theory, this book asks whether the prolonged exposure of audience to images was cathartic or damaging.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
It is all but impossible to think of September 11th 2001 and not, at the same time, recall an image. The overwhelmingly visual coverage in the world's media pictured a spectacle of terror, from images of the collapsing towers, to injured victims and fatigued firefighters. In the days, weeks, and months that followed, this vast collection of images continued to circulate relentlessly. This book investigates the psychological impact of those images on a stunned American audience. Drawing on trauma theory, this book asks whether the prolonged exposure of audience to images was cathartic or damaging.
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