James Nachtwey is the subject of the film, ’War Photographer’ by Christian Frei.
Stanford feels a million miles from America's wars - and that may be part of the problem. A yearlong series of events will explore the troubling questions of war today. BY CYNTHIA HAVEN An outrage happens somewhere in the world. We send in troops. The public rallies. Then, as images pour back to us via television and Twitter feeds, we reconsider our involvement. Does war accomplish anything, in an era where war is not always officially declared, enemies are often undisclosed and disputes are only tentatively resolved? Is war ever justified anyway? These are among the issues to be explored during a season of events in Ethics and War, a program that has received wide interdisciplinary sponsorship across Stanford.
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