Seeing human rights : video activism as a proxy profession / / Sandra Ristovska
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| Autore: |
Ristovska Sandra
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| Titolo: |
Seeing human rights : video activism as a proxy profession / / Sandra Ristovska
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 323 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human rights advocacy |
| Video recordings - Political aspects | |
| Video recordings - Social aspects | |
| Note generali: | Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--University of Pennsylvania, 2016. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Series Editor's Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Seeing Human Rights: Institutions, Agents, and Practices -- Institutional Context for Human Rights Video Activism -- Human Rights Video Activism as a Proxy Profession -- Methodology and Outline of Chapters -- 2. The Salience of Video as a Human Rights Tool -- Cultural History of Video Activism -- Video as a Unique Form of Knowledge -- The Policy Functions of Human Rights Video -- The Professionalization of Human Rights Video Activism -- 3. Human Rights Video in Journalism -- Journalism's Challenges, Human Rights Opportunities -- Human Rights Collectives as Journalists -- The Proxy Profession in Journalistic Contexts -- 4. Human Rights Video in Court -- Brief History of Images and the Law -- Video's Role at the ICTY -- The Visual Turn in the Law as an Opportunity for Human Rights Collectives -- The Proxy Profession and the Future of Legal Standards for Video -- 5. Human Rights Video in Political Advocacy -- Images in Institutional Politics -- The Turn to Video in Human Rights Advocacy -- Human Rights Video's Role in Political Advocacy -- How Human Rights Collectives Produce Videos for Political Advocacy -- The Proxy Profession in Political Advocacy Settings -- 6. The Proxy Profession and the Power of Human Rights Voices -- Human Rights Video as a Platform for Voice -- The Difficulties in Professionalizing Information Work -- The Future of the Proxy Profession -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Explores the rise of video in human rights activism and in the wider context of journalism, the law, and advocacy"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Seeing human rights |
| ISBN: | 0-262-36540-5 |
| 0-262-36539-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910557423003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Information policy series.