GRGR Re: German sadism

[Spencer Thiel]

James Allen was recently on NPR's Fresh Air. Truly one of the most 
disturbing episodes that I have ever heard 
:<http://whyy.org/cgi-bin/FAshowretrieve.cgi?2841>.

On a similar subject, Salon's lead story 
<http://salon.com/people/feature/2000/04/10/inferno/index.html> is about 
photographer James Nachtwey's new exhibition "Inferno". The article 
contains a snippet of the exhibition made up of images from modern human 
catastrophes.

At 06:21 PM 4/10/00 -0500, Doug Millison wrote:

>In discussion of the current exhibit of lynching photos I've heard  mention
>of an element of excitement, interpreted as sexual, that seems to be
>present in the crowds at such events, as reflected in the faces of
>participants in the photos:
>
>Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America [Flash]
>http://www.journale.com/withoutsanctuary/
>Journal E
>http://www.journale.com/
>Lynching in America - NPR's _Morning Edition_ [RealPlayer]
>http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000404.me.16.rmm
>
>For over 25 years, collector James Allen accumulated a disturbing but
>important visual legacy of racial violence in America: photos and
>postcards taken and sold as souvenirs at lynchings across the
>country. These photos were recently published in a book accompanied
>by a number of essays and then placed on display at the New York
>Historical Society. At the Journal E Website, users can view the
>photos as a Flash movie with commentary by Allen or individually in a
>gallery that will eventually include over 100 images (it has 81 at
>time of writing). These are offered with a caption and a link to
>(sometimes quite a bit) more information. Journal E plans to continue
>developing the site so that it may be used as an educational tool. In
>addition, more information on Allen's photo collection and the
>exhibit is offered in a recent report from National Public Radio's
>_Morning Edition_. Please note that images at the site are, as to be
>expected, graphic and discretion is advised when viewing the site
>with very young users. The majority of users, however, are strongly
>urged to visit this site, perhaps the most powerful and moving online
>exhibition I have ever seen.