Marketing Violence

Cambridge University Press eBooks

Abstract

This Element describes the development of an affective economy of violence in the early modern Dutch Republic through the circulation of images. The Element outlines that while violence became more controlled in the course of the 17th century, with fewer public executions for instance, the realm of cultural representation was filled with violent imagery: from prints, atlases and paintings, through theatres and public spectacles, to peep boxes. It shows how emotions were evoked, exploited, and controlled in this affective economy of violence based on desires, interests and exploitation. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Authors 4

1. Frans‐Willem Korsten Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Universiteit Leiden

2. Inger Leemans

   Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

   Affiliation as printed

   Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

3. Cornelis van der Haven

   Ghent University

   Affiliation as printed

   Universiteit Gent, Belgium

4. Karel Vanhaesebrouck

   Université Libre de Bruxelles

   Affiliation as printed

   Université Libre de Bruxelles