Global Image Wars
Geopolitics and Post-9/11 Visual Culture
Kari Anden-Papadopoulos(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2021
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-415-57023-7 (ISBN)
Description
Global Image Wars looks at the enduring power of visual representations to shape identities and structure relations of geopolitical power in the post 9/11 global media order.
Increasingly professional government media management strategies have strengthened the dominance of official perspectives in the US and UK mainstream media. However, cable and satellite television, as well as new media technologies have made it more difficult for nation states to control the information crossing their borders. The 'image wars' of the twenty-first century are no longer confined to traditional mass media, but extended to an increasingly porous global communication space. Alternative imagery of violent international conflict is exploding onto these new public spheres, and often finds its way into conventional news outlets. Such imagery, in the case of the Iraq war, includes stills and videos created by active duty soldiers and images produced by civilians in the war zone, as well as Iraqi 'insurgent' imagery.
Global Image Wars considers the spectacularization of warfare in an era of media convergence, examining how images and practices in post-9/11 global visual culture have been used to license but also challenge geopolitical power.
Increasingly professional government media management strategies have strengthened the dominance of official perspectives in the US and UK mainstream media. However, cable and satellite television, as well as new media technologies have made it more difficult for nation states to control the information crossing their borders. The 'image wars' of the twenty-first century are no longer confined to traditional mass media, but extended to an increasingly porous global communication space. Alternative imagery of violent international conflict is exploding onto these new public spheres, and often finds its way into conventional news outlets. Such imagery, in the case of the Iraq war, includes stills and videos created by active duty soldiers and images produced by civilians in the war zone, as well as Iraqi 'insurgent' imagery.
Global Image Wars considers the spectacularization of warfare in an era of media convergence, examining how images and practices in post-9/11 global visual culture have been used to license but also challenge geopolitical power.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-57023-7 (9780415570237)
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Person
Kari Anden is Associate Professor in the Dept of Journalism, Media and Communication Studies at Stockholm University. She works in the fields of visual studies and American studies, with a special interest in photojournalism. She has published on war photography and on 9/11 and Abu Ghraib imagery.
Content
Chapter 1. Geopolitics and Post-9/11 Visual Culture Chapter 2. Witnessing 9/11: The Ethics and Politics of Imaging Trauma Chapter 3. Abu Ghraib and the Power of Photography Chapter 4. YouTube and the US Occupation of Iraq Chapter 5. Jihad Online: The Iraqi Insurgency on YouTube Chapter 6. Burma's Saffron Revolution: Digital Activism Resisting Authoritarian Rule Chapter 7. The 2008-2009 Gaza War On the Web Chapter 8. The Camera as Witness in a New Age of War