Isaac Nahon-Serfaty is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa, Canada

• Introduction 1. Grotesque transparency: theoretical and methodological foundations 2. Alternate reflexivity: the politics of excesses 3. Sacralization and profanation in public communication 4. Public health, fragmentation and the legitimacy of the grotesque 5. Strategy, transparency, aesthetics and the ethics of the realistically grotesque Conclusion: change and atavism in grotesque transparency

"This book illustrates commonly used discourses of extremists, radicals, and organizations advocating for difficult causes. Emergent communication technologies enhance the outrageous character of images and metaphorical expressions aimed to capture the imagination, attention, and interest of distracted and increasingly fragmented audiences. Dr. Nahon-Serfaty’s strong academic and professional authority adds legitimacy to this innovative scholarship." -Juan-Carlos Molleda, University of Florida, USA

Isaac Nahon-Serfaty is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa, Canada

• Introduction 1. Grotesque transparency: theoretical and methodological foundations 2. Alternate reflexivity: the politics of excesses 3. Sacralization and profanation in public communication 4. Public health, fragmentation and the legitimacy of the grotesque 5. Strategy, transparency, aesthetics and the ethics of the realistically grotesque Conclusion: change and atavism in grotesque transparency

"This book illustrates commonly used discourses of extremists, radicals, and organizations advocating for difficult causes. Emergent communication technologies enhance the outrageous character of images and metaphorical expressions aimed to capture the imagination, attention, and interest of distracted and increasingly fragmented audiences. Dr. Nahon-Serfaty’s strong academic and professional authority adds legitimacy to this innovative scholarship." -Juan-Carlos Molleda, University of Florida, USA

Isaac Nahon-Serfaty is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa, Canada

• Introduction 1. Grotesque transparency: theoretical and methodological foundations 2. Alternate reflexivity: the politics of excesses 3. Sacralization and profanation in public communication 4. Public health, fragmentation and the legitimacy of the grotesque 5. Strategy, transparency, aesthetics and the ethics of the realistically grotesque Conclusion: change and atavism in grotesque transparency

"This book illustrates commonly used discourses of extremists, radicals, and organizations advocating for difficult causes. Emergent communication technologies enhance the outrageous character of images and metaphorical expressions aimed to capture the imagination, attention, and interest of distracted and increasingly fragmented audiences. Dr. Nahon-Serfaty’s strong academic and professional authority adds legitimacy to this innovative scholarship." -Juan-Carlos Molleda, University of Florida, USA