Moral Seascapes: On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Maritime Emergency

Author:   Jonathan Stafford ,  Henning Trüper (Leibniz Center for Literary and Cultural Research) ,  Burkhardt Wolf ,  Johannes von Müller
Publisher:   Leuven University Press
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Pages:   280
Publication Date:   20 November 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Moral Seascapes: On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Maritime Emergency


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New framework for the aesthetic representation of the sea. We are no strangers today to visual representations of human suffering at sea: the refugee crisis that continues to play out in the seascape between Europe and Africa (and not only there) yields an ever-growing archive of humanitarian tragedy. As both a visual backdrop and a lethal medium of unequal mobility, maritime space and landscape play a significant role in mediating the ethical demands of this crisis. Yet, there has been little exploration of the longer history of morality’s role in our understanding of aesthetic representations of the sea. The diverse contributions in Moral Seascapes explore the various symbolic forms through which these shifting moral norms and values have been manifested, contributing to debates concerning the place of the sea in visual and literary cultures and the history of morality and emotion, as well as the emergence of modern subjectivity. Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary perspectives such as visual culture, experimental art history, literary studies, history and philosophy, Moral Seascapes develops distinctive new insights into the relationship between the moral cultures of modernity and the image of the sea.

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Author:   Jonathan Stafford ,  Henning Trüper (Leibniz Center for Literary and Cultural Research) ,  Burkhardt Wolf ,  Johannes von Müller
Publisher:   Leuven University Press
Imprint:   Leuven University Press
ISBN:  

9789462704404


ISBN 10:   9462704406
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   20 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Jonathan Stafford is a research fellow at the Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Research. His research focuses on the history and visual culture of, and theoretical approaches to, the sea. Henning Trüper is senior researcher at ZfL Berlin and associate professor of the history of ideas at Oslo University. His research concerns historical theory and the history of humanitarianism and moralities. Burkhardt Wolf is professor of Modern German Literature, Media and Literary Theory at the University of Vienna. His recent research interests include the media history of administration and the poetics of affect. Hilde Van Gelder is professor of contemporary art history at KU Leuven. She is director of the Lieven Gevaert Research Centre for Photography, Art and Visual Culture.

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