Through the Crosshairs: War, Visual Culture, and the Weaponized Gaze

Through the Crosshairs: War, Visual Culture, and the Weaponized Gaze Stahl Roger Wydawca: Rutgers University Press Data wydania: 2018 ISBN: 9780813585253 Liczba stron: 277 Format: 154 x 230 x 16 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Now that it has become so commonplace, we rarely blink an eye at camera footage framed by the crosshairs of a sniper s gun or from the perspective of a descending smart bomb. But how did this weaponized gaze become the norm for depicting war, and how has it influenced public perceptions? Through the Crosshairs traces the genealogy of this weapon s-eye view across a wide range of genres.