The art of cruelty

Maggie Nelson Tavia Gilbert First published 2011

About this book

Discusses whether the brutal imagery present in reality and entertainment will shock society into a less alienated state and help create a just social order or whether focusing on representations of cruelty makes society more cruel.

Subjects

  • art
  • art, themes, motives, etc.
  • cruelty in art
  • moral and ethical aspects
  • new york times reviewed