Seeing human rights : : video activism as a proxy profession / / Sandra Ristovska.

• Superior document: Information policy
• VerfasserIn: Ristovska, Sandra,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, Massachusetts : : The MIT Press,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Information policy series.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (289 pages)
• Notes: Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--University of Pennsylvania, 2016.

"Explores the rise of video in human rights activism and in the wider context of journalism, the law, and advocacy"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Series Editor's Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Seeing Human Rights: Institutions, Agents, and Practices -- Institutional Context for Human Rights Video Activism -- Human Rights Video Activism as a Proxy Profession -- Methodology and Outline of Chapters -- 2. The Salience of Video as a Human Rights Tool -- Cultural History of Video Activism -- Video as a Unique Form of Knowledge -- The Policy Functions of Human Rights Video -- The Professionalization of Human Rights Video Activism -- 3. Human Rights Video in Journalism -- Journalism's Challenges, Human Rights Opportunities -- Human Rights Collectives as Journalists -- The Proxy Profession in Journalistic Contexts -- 4. Human Rights Video in Court -- Brief History of Images and the Law -- Video's Role at the ICTY -- The Visual Turn in the Law as an Opportunity for Human Rights Collectives -- The Proxy Profession and the Future of Legal Standards for Video -- 5. Human Rights Video in Political Advocacy -- Images in Institutional Politics -- The Turn to Video in Human Rights Advocacy -- Human Rights Video's Role in Political Advocacy -- How Human Rights Collectives Produce Videos for Political Advocacy -- The Proxy Profession in Political Advocacy Settings -- 6. The Proxy Profession and the Power of Human Rights Voices -- Human Rights Video as a Platform for Voice -- The Difficulties in Professionalizing Information Work -- The Future of the Proxy Profession -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Bibliography -- Index.