TY - CHAP
T1 - The spectacularization of dark tourism: photojournalism, deontology and commemoration in the visitation of sites of mass disaster
AU - Foley, Malcolm
AU - Lennon, John
N1 - Published by Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal (2003), ISBN: 2-9808020-0-X, pp.204-223 (http://www.moisdelaphoto.com/2003/english/index.html). Edited by Vincent Lavoie.
PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - Book Abstract: This publication, in perfect harmony with the theme of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, is much more than a catalogue of exhibitions; rather, it is an autonomous and authoritative work which assembles ten or so contributors issuing from diverse professional and theoretical perspectives (psychoanalysis, media studies, philosophy, political sciences, etc.). Previously unpublished analyses and essays treating such matters as the rituals of the media, the monumentalization of press imagery, the artistic interpretation of the catastrophic, the manner in which the impact of an event will colour the reception of its depiction, the rejection of the event, compassion fatigue, the privileges of the spectator/witness, etc., figure prominently in this bilingual and richly illustrated publication.
AB - Book Abstract: This publication, in perfect harmony with the theme of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, is much more than a catalogue of exhibitions; rather, it is an autonomous and authoritative work which assembles ten or so contributors issuing from diverse professional and theoretical perspectives (psychoanalysis, media studies, philosophy, political sciences, etc.). Previously unpublished analyses and essays treating such matters as the rituals of the media, the monumentalization of press imagery, the artistic interpretation of the catastrophic, the manner in which the impact of an event will colour the reception of its depiction, the rejection of the event, compassion fatigue, the privileges of the spectator/witness, etc., figure prominently in this bilingual and richly illustrated publication.
KW - dark tourism
KW - photojournalism
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
BT - Now: Images of Present Time
PB - Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal
ER -