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The Spectatorship of Suffering

By Lilie Chouliaraki

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
0761970401, 9780761970408, 0761970398, 9780761970392, 9781847877222
Open Library ID
OL8030604M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1716092 bytes)
Pages
240\242
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book is about the relationship between the spectators in countries of the west, and the distant sufferer on the television screen; the sufferer in Somalia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, but also from New York and Washington DC. How do we relate to television images of the distant sufferer? The question touches on the ethical role of the media in public life today. They address the issue of whether the media can cultivate a disposition of care for and engagement with the far away other; whether television can create a global public with a sense of social responsibililty towards the distant sufferer.

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