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Pictures at an Execution : An Inquiry into the Subject of Murder
Pictures at an Execution An Inquiry into the Subject of Murder Author:Wendy Lesser This book is about murder--in life and in art--and about how we look at it and feel about it. At the center of Wendy Lesser's investigation is a groundbreaking legal case in which a federal court judge was asked to decide whether a gas chamber execution would be broadcast on public television. Our fascination with murder gets its day in court as... more » Lesser conducts us through the proceedings, pausing along the way to reflect on the circumstances of violent death in our culture.« less