‘Writing’ oneself into tragedy: visual user practices and spectatorship of the Alan Kurdi images on Instagram
Published online on June 26, 2019
Abstract
Visual Communication, Volume 25, Issue 1, Page 220-244, February 2026.
Studies into affective publics often involve textual communication. However, emotive communication is increasingly visual. This study zooms in on the representation of the suffering other in seven re-workings of the Alan Kurdi photographs that resonated ...
Studies into affective publics often involve textual communication. However, emotive communication is increasingly visual. This study zooms in on the representation of the suffering other in seven re-workings of the Alan Kurdi photographs that resonated ...