Picturing Violence

In 2004, numerous pictures emerged documenting U.S. guards torturing Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib. "Picturing Violence" uses the torture scandal as a starting point to discuss how violence is depicted in contemporary media such as film, television and the Internet, and what implications and effects this has. The event starts with the documentary STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (USA 2008) by Errol Morris. Following the screening, the art historian Dora Apel, the cultural scholar Colin Dayan and the director Romuald Karmakar will discuss these themes together with the audience (in English). In addition, the cameraman Robert Chappell will talk about his work on the set of STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. Moderation: Michael Wildt (HU Berlin). (Silvan Niedermeier) (June 25)