The art of cruelty : a reckoning /
Nelson, Maggie, 1973-
The art of cruelty : a reckoning / Reckoning Maggie Nelson. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2011. - 288 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Discusses whether the brutal imagery present in reality and entertainment will shock society into a less alienated state and help create a just social order or whether focusing on representations of cruelty makes society more cruel.
0393072150 (hardcover) 9780393072150 (hardcover)
Cruelty in art.
Art--Moral and ethical aspects.
The art of cruelty : a reckoning / Reckoning Maggie Nelson. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2011. - 288 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Discusses whether the brutal imagery present in reality and entertainment will shock society into a less alienated state and help create a just social order or whether focusing on representations of cruelty makes society more cruel.
0393072150 (hardcover) 9780393072150 (hardcover)
Cruelty in art.
Art--Moral and ethical aspects.