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The Gaze of the X-Ray: An Archive of Violence

The Gaze of the X-Ray: An Archive of Violence

Khosravi, Shahram

Paperback

Series: Corporeal Matters

General SociologyPhotography History & Criticism

ISBN10: 3837670481
ISBN13: 9783837670486
Publisher: Transcript Publishing
Published: Jun 3 2025
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
Since its invention in the late nineteenth century, the penetrating gaze of the X-ray has changed our vision of the inside of the human body. After we started to see inside ourselves, the relationship between ourselves and our bodies changed forever. As a progression in medical science, X-ray technology was fashioned to maintain and save life. However, as the contributors to this volume show, it has been a device of ruination as well. They visualise the traces and the pattern of violence, practised by the states, racial capitalism, colonial racism and sexism. By juxtaposing different cases across time and space, this collection demonstrates a set of relations between civilization and ruination.

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