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Theater of war
- Title
- Theater of war / edited by Meredith Davenport.
- Author
- Davenport, Meredith
- Publication
- Bristol, UK : Intellect ; Chicago, Illinois : Intellect, The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
- ©2015
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Cramerotti, Alfredo
- Description
- 142 pages : illustrations (color); 23 cm.
- Summary
- For five years, Meredith Davenport photographed and interviewed men who play live-action games based on contemporary conflicts, such as a recreation of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden that took place thousands of miles from the conflict zone on a campground in Northern Virginia. Her images speak about the way that trauma and conflict penetrate a culture sheltered from the horrors of war. Bringing together a series of two dozen photographs with essays discussing and analyzing the influence of the media, particularly photographs and video, on the culture at large and how conflict is "discussed" in the visual realm, 'Theater of war' is a unique look at the influence of contemporary conflicts, and their omnipresence in the media, on popular culture. Written by an experienced photojournalist who has covered a variety of human rights issues worldwide, this book is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in the confluence of war and media.
- Series Statement
- Critical Photography series.
- Uniform Title
- Critical photography series.
- Subject
- Davenport, Meredith
- 2000-2099
- War games > Virginia > Pictorial works > 21st century
- War photography > 21st century
- Mass media and war > 21st century
- War in mass media > 21st century
- War and society > 21st century
- Jeux de guerre > Ouvrages illustrés > 21e siècle
- Photographie de guerre > 21e siècle
- Médias et guerre > 21e siècle
- Guerre dans les médias > 21e siècle
- Guerre et société > 21e siècle
- Mass media and war
- War and society
- War games
- War in mass media
- War photography
- Virginia
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Recounting Matters / Alfredo Cramerotti -- In Pursuit of War / Fred Ritchin -- Photographs / Meredith Davenport -- Point of View / Meredith Davenport -- Interview with Participant 1, Instructor / Meredith Davenport -- Interview with Participant 2, Game Developer / Meredith Davenport -- Theater of War: "A Masters Degree In Shooting Stuff" / Esther MacCallum-Stewart -- War SimulationGaming: Sporting Trauma / Jessica Catherine Lieberman.
- ISBN
- 9781783201808
- 1783201800
- LCCN
- 9781783201808
- OCLC
- ocn892307764
- 892307764
- SCSB-1817711
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library