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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
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the prose is direct and to the point. sontag pulls no punches here. everyone should read this book
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Sontag speaks about the photographs of war, their role and ethics, as well as the photographers role. She speaks about what photographs mean in the modern world. War photographs are both progoganda and truth; experience and distance. We need these photographs to remind us, but they also desensitize us in certain ways. Sontag speaks on the intricacies of war photographs in a way that feels to be deeply examined, both from a distance and on the front lines.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
challenging
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medium-paced
this was a short book that was on my tbr for a long time. i read some excerpts of susan sontag's work for a class i did on the history of humanitarianism in the 20th century, particularly in the context of how photography has frequently been used in a voyeuristic and exploitative way in countries where humanitarian organisations operate. i think conversations around photography and documenting human suffering have become all the more important in the way we talk about palestine (many people seem to think that witnessing atrocities equals being a good person).
however, she mentions palestinian and israeli civilians in the same paragraph and i thought it sounded odd, so i looked her up, and lo and behold, she supported a two-state solution. she accepted prizes in israel (even when israeli activists themselves told her not to because of the moral ramifications). i'm sure plenty of people can still gain things from her writing, and she was certainly very critical of zionist policy towards palestinians during her lifetime, but i'm not interested anymore.
however, she mentions palestinian and israeli civilians in the same paragraph and i thought it sounded odd, so i looked her up, and lo and behold, she supported a two-state solution. she accepted prizes in israel (even when israeli activists themselves told her not to because of the moral ramifications). i'm sure plenty of people can still gain things from her writing, and she was certainly very critical of zionist policy towards palestinians during her lifetime, but i'm not interested anymore.