{"product_id":"seeing-witness-visuality-and-the-ethics-of-testimony-paperback","title":"Seeing Witness: Visuality and the Ethics of Testimony - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Blocker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnearthing the meaning of witnessing in contemporary art and politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe act of bearing witness can reveal much, but what about the figure of the witness itself? As contemporary culture is increasingly dominated by surveillance, the witness--whether artist, historian, scientist, government official, or ordinary citizen--has become empowered in realms from art to politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSeeing Witness, \u003c\/i\u003e Jane Blocker challenges the implicit authority of witnessing through the examination of a series of contemporary artworks, all of which make the act of witnessing visible, open to inspection and critique. Considering such artists as Marina Abramovic, James Luna, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Eduardo Kac, and Ann Hamilton, Blocker investigates the artists and spectators who look, the technologies they look with, and the forms of power and moral authority that permit their viewing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGoing beyond particular traumatic or sensational events, Blocker contemplates the politics of witnessing and argues that the witness represents a morally unique--and even problematic--position of privilege. Separating \u003ci\u003eSeeing Witness\u003c\/i\u003e from previous literature on the subject, she finds that the visual is inherent in witnessing and asserts that contemporary art is integral to questioning and understanding how witnessing is mobilized in culture today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Blocker is associate professor of art history at the University of Minnesota and the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat the Body Cost: Desire, History, and Performance \u003c\/i\u003e(Minnesota, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eWhere is Ana Mendieta? Identity, Performativity and Exile.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.8 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50123237949663,"sku":"9780816654772","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FvRLhdqJK39780816654772.webp?v=1781690460","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/seeing-witness-visuality-and-the-ethics-of-testimony-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}