Jack Guerin: 2 books

"...the internal butterflies are flying in anything but peaceful formation. Averil and I were waiting at the Chinese wharf with no money to buy our boat tickets to take us out of China and back to Hong Kong. What will we tell these watching armed police if the boat goes without us? That this morning...

We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us...