Do the Photos Tell it All? Representing Torture in the Images from Abu Ghraib
In 2004, pictures of U.S. military personnel abusing detainees of the Abu Ghraib prison came to public attention, triggering a new debate on torture. This essay examines the shock potential of the photographs from Abu Ghraib as well as the representability of pain. It argues that the role of photogr...
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| Main Author: | Katrin Dauenhauer |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Regensburg: Current objectives in postgraduate American studies c/o Universität Regensburg/Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Current Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies |
| Online Access: | https://copas.uni-regensburg.de/index.php/copas/article/view/116 |
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