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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
Amazing. This thin volume packs such powerful ideas that it should be required reading for anyone who is into photography, art, or history in any way. I borrowed this from the library but will definitely get a copy for myself. Sontag's meditations on the intersection between photography and history are laser-sharp, spot on, and searing.
Som vanligt med Sontag för hon fram tanker som fortfarande, år senare, är aktuella vilket måste visa på hennes rimliga resonemang. Alltigenom bra bok med intressanta ståndpunkter, inte för lång, inte för svårläst.
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Interesting musings about war and photography, violence and media. Definitely worth the read but don't expect a clear thesis. Still v informative.
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
Thought provoking and eerily relevant in 2025. I wont stop thinking about this.
dobra analiza, nie zgadzam sie z pewnymi punktami, ale dyskusja wymagalaby 2glebienia w jej osobiste opinie polityczne co nie zgadza sie z sensem eseju. jak zawsze swietnie rekomendacje+ nick owens jumpscare + jednak potrzebuję fizycznych edycji, żebym mogła się kłucić na marginesach.
reflective
Really interesting read. There's a lot of talk of desensitization and 'brainrot' on short-form media platforms that I have obviously been exposed to but I'd never given the subject much thought. As others have said, I'd love to hear Sontag's thoughts about current events and the way we've been informed about them. Imagery of suffering is no longer the photographer's domain. We're getting pleas and testimonies from the sufferers beamed straight onto our funny video apps.
There is such thing as too many parentheticals. Some of these sentences were like comma and EM dash inception where I was trying to piece together where one phrase ended, picked back up, was concluded two phrases ago, is starting up again...
There is such thing as too many parentheticals. Some of these sentences were like comma and EM dash inception where I was trying to piece together where one phrase ended, picked back up, was concluded two phrases ago, is starting up again...