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Creating the witness documenting genocide on film, video, and the Internet

Title
Creating the witness [electronic resource] : documenting genocide on film, video, and the Internet / Leshu Torchin.
Author
Torchin, Leshu.
Publication
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2012.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 267 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
Visible evidence ; 26
Uniform Title
Creating the witness (Online)
Alternative Title
Creating the witness (Online)
Subject
  • Documentary films > History and criticism
  • Genocide in motion pictures
  • Genocide in mass media
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-248) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: screen media and witnessing publics -- To acquaint America with ravished Armenia -- Witness for the prosecution: films at Nuremberg -- Reflections on the world stage: imagining fields of witnessing for Rwanda and the Balkans -- The work of WITNESS: negotiating the challenges of video advocacy -- iWitnesses and citizentube: focus on Darfur -- Conclusion: testimonial encounters and tempering the celebratory narrative.
LCCN
2012023462
OCLC
ssj0000832985
Author
Torchin, Leshu.
Title
Creating the witness [electronic resource] : documenting genocide on film, video, and the Internet / Leshu Torchin.
Imprint
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2012.
Series
Visible evidence ; 26
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-248) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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