This deeply considered, lucidly written study of mobile phone imaging of the Syrian revolution is substantively and methodologically original with several moments of real brilliance. Wigoder's rich, sensitive analyses of low-resolution images carefully attend to the situatedness of videographers and their subjects, while remaining aware of his own position. He also shows how, in a digital age, local crises conditions can generate images that are both political and personal, but also may enter the global media stream to be appropriated for other purposes and contexts. Furthermore, Wigoder's intertwined technical, formal, and political considerations are informed by, and intervene in, media theory and philosophy. Overall, the book is an important contribution to understandings of contemporary documentation and digital witnessing.

Philip Rosen, Professor Emeritus of Modern Culture and Media, Brown University, USA

The Rustling Image is a work of extraordinary urgency and erudition. Politically engaged and brimming with ideas, Wigoder delivers insightful analyses of images emerging from the Syrian revolution, while incisively intervening in contemporary debates in photography theory, media studies, digital aesthetics, and philosophy.

Nicholas Baer, Associate Professor of Film & Media and German, University of California, Berkeley, USA