Summarize how "tenderness" is not the absence of violence but a specific form of it.
: Contrast a peaceful "domestic" image (like sailors playing with a kitten on a warship) with the reality of the Spanish-American War.
: Define "Tender Violence" as the use of sentimentality to obscure state-sponsored violence. TENDER - Violence
Analyze the work of photographers like or Gertrude Käsebier .
: Argue that early female photojournalists used a "domestic vision" to frame war and expansion as a peaceful, civilizing mission, effectively creating a "cover for imperial aggression". Summarize how "tenderness" is not the absence of
: Connect Wexler’s 19th-century analysis to modern "tender violence," such as how social media or "lifestyle" branding can sanitize contemporary systemic inequalities. 📝 Suggested Paper Outline I. Introduction
Discuss how domesticity moved from the "private" home to the "public" imperial stage. III. Case Study: Photography & The "Averted Eye" Analyze the work of photographers like or Gertrude Käsebier
: State how domestic imagery served as a political tool for U.S. expansion. II. The Ideology of Domesticity Explain the 19th-century "Cult of Domesticity."