Nelson, Maggie  , 1973- <br/><br/>
The art of cruelty  : a reckoning 
 Reckoning 
/ Maggie Nelson 
 - 1st ed 
 - New York  : W.W. Norton & Co.  , c2011 
 - 288 p.  ; 22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Styles of imprisonment -- Theaters of cruelty -- Great to watch -- Catharsis, captivity -- Everything is nice -- They're only dolls -- The golden rule -- Nobody said no -- The brutality of fact -- Who we are -- A situation of meat -- Precariousness -- Inflicted -- Face -- Rings of action -- Rarer and better things. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393072150 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cruelty in art<br/>Art----Moral and ethical aspects
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>701 NEL