The art of cruelty
Subtitle: a reckoning
By: Maggie Nelson
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780393072150
Subjects: Cruelty in art; Art; Moral and ethical aspects
Other titles: Reckoning
Description: Discusses whether the brutal imagery present in reality and entertainment will shock society into a less alienated state and help create a just social order or whether focusing on representations of cruelty makes society more cruel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Styles of imprisonment; title: Theaters of cruelty; title: Great to watch; title: Catharsis, captivity; title: Everything is nice; title: They're only dolls; title: The golden rule; title: Nobody said no; title: The brutality of fact; title: Who we are; title: A situation of meat; title: Precariousness; title: Inflicted; title: Face; title: Rings of action; title: Rarer and better things.