tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post8827709838360314505..comments2023-11-17T03:55:40.736-05:00Comments on Ink Spots: A Revolution in Insurgent Military Affairs? Neville Bolt's The Violent ImageLilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373158801523577733noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-11052431155626924282013-02-28T23:25:53.833-05:002013-02-28T23:25:53.833-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jason Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335313679058470722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-30270749715312614742013-02-28T23:06:25.579-05:002013-02-28T23:06:25.579-05:00I haven't read much on this myself outside of ...I haven't read much on this myself outside of Kalyvas, who though more thorough addresses the issue from a different standpoint (not to mention specific to civil wars). <br /><br />Bolt spends a good deal of time talking about the preference of images over video and both over words. In his telling, over a couple of chapters on collective/collected memory and cognition, images serve a number of purposes. They cross language barriers (and don't really require narration unlike videos), are more indelible in people's memories (necessary to reframe memory), and are ambiguous enough that an individual photograph can speak different messages to multiple audiences simultaneously. I'm not so convinced of this as he is, but he argues passionately about it. It's certainly worth the read. Jason Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335313679058470722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-58602089963850431442013-02-28T14:21:43.096-05:002013-02-28T14:21:43.096-05:00This book sounds fascinating and frankly I'm v...This book sounds fascinating and frankly I'm very under read on books analyzing why insurgents/terrorists use violence, for what ends.<br /><br />My question, the only red flag that comes up for me, is the idea of emphasizing images or video. Thinking about the last few years of social media, youtube videos dominate (Neda, Girl in the blue bra, etc) How does he address this? I'm also asking this from the perspective of someone who hasn't read the book yet, and this wouldn't ruin the analysis for me.Eric Chttp://www.onviolence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-3783467026491549622013-02-28T12:35:17.328-05:002013-02-28T12:35:17.328-05:00Awww, I missed Ink Spots. NEVER LEAVE US AGAIN.Awww, I missed Ink Spots. NEVER LEAVE US AGAIN.AJKhttp://gazistan.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-35041689142840138682013-02-27T09:03:02.172-05:002013-02-27T09:03:02.172-05:00Good review.
- MadhuGood review.<br /><br />- MadhuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com