Media Witnessing: Testimony in the Age of Mass Communication

By Amit Pinchevski and Paul Frosh

Book Overview

From the Holocaust to 9/11, modern communications systems have incessantly exposed us to reports of distant and horrifying events, experienced by strangers, and brought to us through media technologies. In this book leading scholars explore key questions concerning the truth status and broader implications of 'media witnessing'.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230551491
• ISBN13: 9780230551497
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"