Global corpse politics : the obscenity taboo /
Taboos have long been considered key examples of norms in global politics, with important strategic effects. Auchter focuses on how obscenity functions as a regulatory norm by focusing on dead body images. Obscenity matters precisely because it is applied inconsistently across multiple cases. Examin...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2021.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in international relations.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Visualization corpse politics
- Horrifically graphic: the obscene corpse
- The visual politics of ISIS beheadings
- Dead terrorists and dead dictators
- Proof of death: evidence and atrocity
- Displaying the dead body: some conclusions.
