{"product_id":"through-the-crosshairs-war-visual-culture-and-the-weaponized-gaze-hardback-9780813585260","title":"Through the Crosshairs; War, Visual Culture, and the Weaponized Gaze (Hardback) 9780813585260","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThrough the Crosshairs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWar, Visual Culture, and the Weaponized Gaze\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoger Stahl (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813585260\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 June 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 18 b-w photographs\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.449 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Immersing readers in the perilous visualities of smart bombs, snipers, and drones, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Crosshairs\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a riveting analysis of the weaponized gaze and powerfully explicates the political stakes of screen culture's militarization.  Packed with insights about the current conjuncture, the book positions Stahl as a leading critic of war and media.\" \u003c\/div\u003e— Lisa Parks, Comparative Media Studies, MIT, author of Rethinking Media Coverage: Vertical Mediation and the War\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"http:\/\/www.warandmedia.org\/through-the-crosshairs-war-visual-culture-and-the-weaponized-gaze\/\"'\u003eSpotlight on \u003ci\u003eThrough the Crosshairs\u003c\/i\u003e on The War and Media\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— The War and Media Network\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Roger Stahl's wild new book shows how military technology wages war on us all—even those of us lucky enough to be on the 'right side' of the border, the scope, or the screen. Engaging, fun, and filled with sharp insights into the militarization of popular culture, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Crosshairs\u003c\/i\u003e is a blast.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e— Joshua Reeves, Oregon State University, author of Citizen Spies: The Long Rise of America's Surveillance Society\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Weekly-Book-List-July-27\/243978\"'\u003e\"Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list,\" by Nina C. Ayoub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— Chronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Stahl displays true dexterity with theory, offering observations both big and small that wonderfully merge abstract concepts with concrete examples of popular culture. His analyses are exceptionally adept, creative, clever, and enlightening.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Matt Sienkiewicz, author of The Other Air Force: U.S. Efforts to Reshape Middle Eastern Media Since 9\/11\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNow that it has become so commonplace, we rarely blink an eye at camera footage framed by the crosshairs of a sniper's gun or from the perspective of a descending smart bomb. But how did this weaponized gaze become the norm for depicting war, and how has it influenced public perceptions?\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThrough the Crosshairs\u003c\/i\u003e traces the genealogy of this weapon's-eye view across a wide range of genres, including news reports, military public relations images, action movies, video games, and social media posts. As he tracks how gun-camera footage has spilled from the battlefield onto the screens of everyday civilian life, Roger Stahl exposes how this raw video is carefully curated and edited to promote identification with military weaponry, rather than with the targeted victims. He reveals how the weaponized gaze is not only a powerful propagandistic frame, but also a prime site of struggle over the representation of state violence.  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e1 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Strike of the Eye\u003cbr\u003e 2 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Smart Bomb Vision\u003cbr\u003e 3 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Satellite Vision\u003cbr\u003e 4 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drone Vision\u003cbr\u003e 5 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sniper Vision\u003cbr\u003e 6 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Resistant Vision\u003cbr\u003e 7 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Bodies Inhabited and Disavowed\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563703595288,"sku":"9780813585260","price":119.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/through-the-crosshairs-war-visual-culture-and-the-weaponized-gaze-hardback-9780813585260","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}