Author: DUFOUR, Diane [Ed.]
Title: Images of Conviction - the Construction of Visual Evidence. [New]
Description: Paris, LE BAL / Xavier Barral, 2015. 29 x 22.5 cm. 240 pp. Clothbound. lllustrated in b/w. - This book examines the way experts, researchers and historians produce images as evidence in instances of cirmes or acts of violence suffered by individuals or groups, Each of these eleven case studies spanning the period from the invention of 'metric' photography of crime scenes in the 19th century to the reconstruction of a drone attack in Pakistan in 2012, offers an 'archaeological' analysis of the historical and geopolitical context in which the images appeared, as well as their purpose, the way they were produced and the specific framework of their reception. - New copy

Keywords: 9782365110839


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