Literature 3209 - Media and Conflict

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Bard College

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Human Rights This seminar examines the role of representation and mediation in the experience of war and conflict. Why does it matter how conflicts are presented in literature, the arts, and mass media? What sort of fight is the battle for public opinion, and by what means is it waged? Students explore the shifting line between violence and politics, in order to construct (across a wide range of theoretical texts and frontline accounts and images) an analysis of the media in conflict. Topics include propaganda, censorship, photo opportunities, compassion fatigue, digital video, testimony, the mobilization of shame, Internet jihad, and torture. Special attention is paid to humanitarian responses to conflict and to terrorism and counterterrorism. Students explore the works of Michael Ignatieff, Rony Brauman, David Rieff, Samuel Weber, Stanley Cohen, and George Lakoff, among others, and examine readings and footage from recent and contemporary conflicts.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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