{"product_id":"picturing-peace-photography-conflict-transformation-and-peacebuilding-9781350258853","title":"Picturing Peace: Photography, Conflict Transformation, and Peacebuilding","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tom Allbeson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can photographers, curators, and editors convey narratives of peace and not just stories of war? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProviding interdisciplinary and international perspectives on timely debates, \u003ci\u003ePicturing Peace \u003c\/i\u003eexplores humanitarianism and visual culture, community collaboration, collective memory, and imagined futures for creating and sustaining of civil societies. How things look and are perceived are not superficial issues; when it comes to war and conflict, photography is vitally relevant not only to documenting violence, but also to rebuilding peaceful societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume examines the intersecting issues of visual culture and peacebuilding, including: the genealogies of photography and conflict, decolonisation and the gaze, the significance of archival material, as well as recent peacebuilding initiatives. Exploring multiple forms of peace photography, the volume offers a range of voices from preeminent international scholars, as well as interviews with practicing photographers who have experience of working with post-conflict communities. As such, the book provides a timely investigation into the politics of representation, questioning how photographers might help foster social relationships, transform conflicts, and reconcile communities in the image-oriented cultures.","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45085749903511,"sku":"9781350258853","price":7761.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350258853.webp?v=1767638368","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/picturing-peace-photography-conflict-transformation-and-peacebuilding-9781350258853","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}