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Othering The Other: The Spectacle Of Katrina For Our Racial Entertainment Pleasure, Mariana Ortega
Othering The Other: The Spectacle Of Katrina For Our Racial Entertainment Pleasure, Mariana Ortega
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
The following essay examines visual representations of hurricane Katrina in popular media in order to show how photography continues to be enlisted in the production of the racial spectacle, the transformation of the plight of people of color into entertainment. The essay also analyzes how such a use of the visual serves to solidify the understanding of people of color by way of a black-white binary that does not do justice to current U.S. demographics. The essay provides a glimpse into the intertwining between the visual and racial thinking.