Beclouded Visions Hiroshima-Nagasaki and the Art of Witness |
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| Author:
| Maclear, Kyo |
| Series title: | SUNY Series, INTERRUPTIONS: Border Testimony(ies) and Critical Discourse/s Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7914-4005-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | State University of New York Press
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| Imprint: | Suny Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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The trauma of Hiroshima and Nagasaki demonstrates the limits of dominant visual models, such as photography, for providing adequate historical memory. The author argues that collective traumas suggest the need for a prolonged gaze, such as can be provided by expressive art.
The trauma of Hiroshima and Nagasaki demonstrates the limits of dominant visual models, such as photography, for providing adequate historical memory. The author argues that collective traumas suggest the need for a prolonged gaze, such as can be provided by expressive art.