A Pedagogy of Witnessing: Curatorial Practice and the Pursuit of Social Justice

Explores the curating of "difficult knowledge" through the exhibition of lynching photographs in contemporary museums.

This outstanding comparative study on the curating of "difficult knowledge" focuses on two museum exhibitions that presented the same lynching photographs. Through a detailed description of the exhibitions and drawing on interviews with museum staff and visitor comments, Roger I. Simon explores the affective challenges to thought that lie behind the different curatorial fram...