{"product_id":"human-rights-in-camera-sharon-sliwinski-9780226762760","title":"Human Rights In Camera","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the fundamental rights proclaimed in the American and French declarations of independence to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Hannah Arendt's furious critiques, the definition of what it means to be human has been hotly debated. But the history of human rights--and their abuses--is also a richly illustrated one. Following this picture trail, \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights In Camera\u003c\/i\u003e takes an innovative approach by examining the visual images that have accompanied human rights struggles and the passionate responses people have had to them.\u003c\/p\u003eSharon Sliwinski considers a series of historical events, including the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and the Holocaust, to illustrate that universal human rights have come to be imagined through aesthetic experience. The circulation of images of distant events, she argues, forms a virtual community between spectators and generates a sense of shared humanity. Joining a growing body of scholarship about the cultural forces at work in the construction of human rights, \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights In Camera\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel take on this potent political ideal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Sliwinski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226762769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226762760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012","brand":"Sharon Sliwinski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992898306303,"sku":"9780226762760","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a104eb0-c797-405b-bab1-03b07acc85b9.jpg?v=1683321418","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/human-rights-in-camera-sharon-sliwinski-9780226762760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}