The Gaze of the X-Ray

An Archive of Violence

Shahram Khosravi

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Transcript Verlag
03 June 2025

The Arts: General & Reference

Since its invention in the late nineteenth century, the penetrating gaze of the X-ray has changed our vision of the inside of the human body. After we started to see inside ourselves, the relationship between ourselves and our bodies changed forever. As a progression in medical science, X-ray technology was fashioned to maintain and save life. However, as the contributors to this volume show, it has been a device of ruination as well. They visualise the traces and the pattern of violence, practised by the states, racial capitalism, colonial racism and sexism. By juxtaposing different cases across time and space, this collection demonstrates a set of relations between civilization and ruination.

Edited by: Shahram Khosravi
Imprint: Transcript Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 24mm, Width: 16mm,
Weight: 346g
ISBN: 9783837670486
ISBN 10: 3837670481
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 03 June 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shahram Khosravi is a professor of anthropology at Stockholm University. His research interests include the anthropology of Iran, forced displacement, border studies, and temporality. He has been an active writer in the international press. He is a co-founder of Critical Border Studies, a network for scholars, artists and activists to interact.

Reviews for The Gaze of the X-Ray: An Archive of Violence

»[Der Band liefert] einen eindrücklichen Beweis für die Kraft des situierten Wissens und der persönlichen (Körper-)Erfahrung für den wissenschaftlichen Umgang mit medialen Phänomenen und deren biopolitischen Verstrickungen.« * Dennis Hippe, MEDIENwissenschaft, 2 (2025) *