A pedagogy of witnessing : curatorial practice and the pursuit of social justice / Roger I. Simon.

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2014]

xviii, 262 pages ; 24 cm.

Foreword by Mario Di Paolantonio -- Exhibiting archival photographs of racial violence as a pedagogy of witness -- Without Sanctuary exhibitions at the Andy Warhol Museum and Chicago Historical Society -- The curatorial work of exhibiting archival photographs of lynching in America -- Public performance in the social space of museum comment books: Without Sanctuary exhibitions and the extended conversation about race in America -- Curatorial judgment, the pedagogical framing of exhibitions, and the relation of affect and thought -- Some closing remarks on curatorial practice and the pursuit of social justice.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index.

Text in English.