Controversial Images: Media Representations on the Edge

Introduction: Controversy and the Crisis of the Image F.Attwood , V.Campbell , I.Q.Hunter & S.Lockyer PART I: CONTROVERSY AND REPRESENTATION Media-Bodies and Photoshop M.Jones Representation and Resemblance in The Case of the Danish Cartoons C.Collins & D.Douglass Imitation and Controversy: Performing (Trans)Sexuality in Post-communist Bulgaria P.Kourtova X-Ray Visions: Photography, Propaganda and Guantanamo Bay B.Bennett PART II: CONSTRUCTING CONTROVERSIES 'The Terrorists with Highlights': Kurdish Female Suicide Bombers in Mainstream Turkish Media E.Altinay Constructing Effects: Disturbing Images and the News Construction of 'media influence' in the Virginia Tech Shootings J.Collins Border Patrol: Trevor Brown, Aesthetics and the Protection of Fictitious Children A.Stapleton 'The Following Content Is Not Acceptable' J.Petley PART III: ETHICS AND AESTHETICS IN CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA Cutting Edge: Violence and Body Horror in Anime C.Ruddell 'It's Gonna Hurt a Little Bit. But That's Okay - It Makes My Cock Feel Good': Max Hardcore and the Myth of Pleasure S.Maddison The Lexicon of Offense: The Meanings of Torture, Porn, and 'Torture Porn' S.Jones The Beast Within: Materiality, Ethics and Animal Porn S.Paasonen PART IV: ENGAGING WITH CONTROVERSIAL IMAGES Embracing Rape: Understanding the Attractions of Exploitation Movies M.Barker His Soul Shatters at About 0:23: Spankwire, Self-Scaring and Hyberbolic Shock J.Kennedy & C.Smith Playing with Controversial Images in Videogames: The Terrorist Mission Controversy in 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' V.Campbell 'A Bad Taste Business': TV Journalists Reflect on the Limits of News Images P.Brighton