Fiche du document
26 octobre 2021
- doi: 10.4000/inmedia.2660
Ce document est lié à :
info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2259-4728
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Mots-clés
visual culture media video social media alertSujets proches
Violent behaviorCiter ce document
André Gunthert, « Public Violence: Viral Images Give the Alert », InMedia, ID : 10.4000/inmedia.2660
Métriques
Partage / Export
Résumé
With the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) crisis the debate about police violence emerges as a major example of a counter-narrative, mainly relying on the online circulation of viral images. This article analyses the conditions for the emergence in public debate of a minority narrative thanks to digital media. Apart from activist communication, faced with powerful denial mechanisms, an autonomous alert process has been established based on the credibility of the documentary format, the argumentative dynamic of the online conversation, and the mobilization of an aesthetic of pity.