Image Ethics: The Moral Rights of Subjects in Photographs, Film, and Television (Communication and Society) - Softcover

University Press, Oxford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195067800 ISBN 13: 9780195067804

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This book is intended for scholars and students of media and communication studies, ethics, and moral philosophy.

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Review

`Image Ethics looks almost exclusively at United States practice, supplemented by Brian Winston's lively essay on the tradition of the victim as subject in British documentaries of the 1930s. Image Ethics does a valuable service in reminding us that the focused object in the lens is a subject too.'Times Literary Supplement

`A provocative collection of thirteen essays on the taking and showing of pictures.'Columbia Journalism Review

'The authors remind us frequently, and with dramatic illustrations, that it is not always easy to distinguih between truth and deception, between genuine commitment and manipulation... But the cumulative effect of reading through this book is to force the reader into a greater awareness of the moral responsibility which falls both upon those who produce and those who consume the images with which we are surrounded.'The Toronto Globe and Mail, February, 1989.

'This invigorating book reminds me of that moment in geological time when Earth shifted on its axis...Adjusting for proportions, Image Ethics fundamentally alters the world of visual imagery.'Journal of Communication, Autumn, 1989.

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Image Ethics: The Moral Rights of Subjects in Photographs, Film, and Television, L. Gross, J. S. Katz and J. Ruby, eds., Oxford University Press, 1988.

"This invigorating book reminds me of that moment in geological time when Earth shifted on its axis. . . Adjusting for proportions, Image Ethics fundamentally alters the world of visual imagery. . . Image Ethics approaches the issues from a fresh perspective that will make it a landmark in the history of the field. . . In contrast to the uneven quality of most edited volumes, these essays are consistently excellent, enabling them to establish the framework by which the ethics of image making will be addressed in the future." Journal of Communication

"Image Ethics is that rare thing, a genuine and provocative trail-blazer. It opens up pathways for others to explore more deeply, and is a vital addition to film literature." Film Quarterly

"This text is destined to become a feature of that bookshelf of core literature that defines our field of study." Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

"... provocative collection of thirteen essays on the taking and showing of pictures." Columbia Journalism Review

"The case histories here can be read with profit... There are questions to be answered which some have preferred not to hear. . . There are no glib answers to any of these questions, and the essayists here do not attempt them." Times Literary Supplement

"Some of these pieces are 'must readings' for ethics and law syllabi in our field. . . These are critical case studies as poignant as any currently running the media ethics circuit." Journalism Quarterly

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195067800
• ISBN 13: 9780195067804
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408