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Nelson, Maggie, 1973-
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Cruelty in art.
Art -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Nelson, Maggie, 1973-
Cruelty in art.
Art -- Moral and ethical aspects.
MARC Display
The
art
of cruelty : a reckoning / Maggie Nelson.
by
Nelson, Maggie, 1973-
W.W. Norton & Co., c2011.
Call #:
700.453 N428a
Subjects
Cruelty in
art
.
Art
--
Moral
and
ethical
aspects
.
ISBN:
9780393072150 (hardcover)
0393072150 (hardcover)
Alternate title:
Reckoning
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
288 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Styles of imprisonment
--
Theaters of cruelty
--
Great to watch
--
Catharsis, captivity
--
Everything is nice
--
They're only dolls
--
The golden rule
--
Nobody said no
--
The brutality of fact
--
Who we are
--
A situation of meat
--
Precariousness
--
Inflicted
--
Face
--
Rings of action
--
Rarer and better things.
Summary:
Discusses whether the brutal imagery present in reality and entertainment will shock society into a less alienated state and help create a just social order or whether focusing on representations of cruelty makes society more cruel.
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