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“War is Beautiful”: Discussion with Author David Shields

Bestselling author David Shields analyzed over a decade’s worth of front-page war photographs from The New York Times and came to a shocking conclusion: the photo-editing process of the “paper of record,” by way of pretty, heroic, and lavishly aesthetic image selection, pulls the wool over the eyes of its readers. In his book, Shields forces us to face not only the the media’s complicity in dubious and catastrophic military campaigns but our own as well.

Join New School Assistant Professor of International Affairs Sean Jacobs and the Julien J Studley Graduate Program in International Affairs in welcoming him to The New School to discuss his most recent book.











When: Wed., Apr. 20, 2016 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: The New School
66 W. 12th St.
212-229-5108
Price: Free
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Bestselling author David Shields analyzed over a decade’s worth of front-page war photographs from The New York Times and came to a shocking conclusion: the photo-editing process of the “paper of record,” by way of pretty, heroic, and lavishly aesthetic image selection, pulls the wool over the eyes of its readers. In his book, Shields forces us to face not only the the media’s complicity in dubious and catastrophic military campaigns but our own as well.

Join New School Assistant Professor of International Affairs Sean Jacobs and the Julien J Studley Graduate Program in International Affairs in welcoming him to The New School to discuss his most recent book.

Buy tickets/get more info now