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- Introduction
- The photos were not tamed by news media framing
- Images have a life beyond the scandal and spin
- The shocking images of torture
- A political war about how to frame the photographs
- What meanings were ascribed to the images
- The two reports differ significantly from each other
- The "60 minutes" report
- The "New-Yorker" report (1)
- The "New-Yorker" report (2)
- "Trophy shots" of soldiers with their victims
- Prisoners attacked by military dogs
- Political climate and the Abu Ghraib photos
- Political containment of the scandal (1)
- The photos deflect attention from the government
- Political containment of the scandal (2)
- A sense of entitlement
- "The return of Abu Ghraib"
- Obama prevents the release of unseen photos
- The photos have served to disrupt official narratives
- Protest artwork in Iraq
- Protest artwork in Iran
- Forkscrew graphics of the hooded man (1)
- Forkscrew graphics of the hooded man (2)
- Martha Rosler's Iraq war photo montage (1)
- Martha Rosler's Iraq war photo montage (2)
- Martha Rosler's Iraq war photo montage (3)
- Doing a Lynndie - Abu Ghraib
- Examples inspired by the Abu Ghraib Lynndie (1)
- Examples inspired by the Abu Ghraib Lynndie (2)
- Examples inspired by the Abu Ghraib Lynndie (3)
- Examples inspired by the Abu Ghraib Lynndie (4)
- The message and idea behind the photos
- How to interpret this mimicking game?
- Turning torture into entertainment
- It could be seen as an act of acknowledgement
- The images dealt a fatal blow to the mission in Iraq
- The power of the photos turned against them
- How audiences response to news icons
- Thank you
- References
Topics Covered
- Problems of how iconic images in the news exercise power in the shaping of news, politics and public opinion
- Visual culture studies perspective on how media images and their viewers make meaning
- Specific analysis of the meaning and impact of the Abu Ghraib prison photographs
- Critical assessment of the role and limitations of so called 'dominant' news frames in shaping the wider cultural perception of iconic news photographs
Talk Citation
Andén-Papadopoulos, K. (2010, May 24). The Abu Ghraib torture photographs: news frames, visual culture and the power of images [Video file]. In The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://hstalks.com/bm/1729/.Export Citation (RIS)
Publication History
The Abu Ghraib torture photographs: news frames, visual culture and the power of images
Published on May 24, 2010
30 min
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