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American Journal of Arts and Communication
Vol. 6 No. 4 (2021): July-August
Original Articles

THE “NAPALM GIRL” PHOTOGRAPH: A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF HEALING AND FORGIVENESS

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  • Robert Williams
Robert Williams
University of Iowa, USA

Published 2023-09-01

Keywords

  • Napalm Girl,
  • Terror of War,
  • Ethics,
  • Vulnerability

How to Cite

Williams , R. (2023). THE “NAPALM GIRL” PHOTOGRAPH: A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF HEALING AND FORGIVENESS . American Journal of Arts and Communication, 6(4), 1–13. Retrieved from http://topjournals.org/index.php/AJAC/article/view/204

Abstract

The photograph of Kim Phúc, the “Napalm Girl,” is one of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War. It has been the subject of numerous accolades, tributes, and controversies, and has been analyzed by scholars from a variety of perspectives. However, the ethical entailments of the photograph have not yet been fully explored. This paper revisits the photograph 50 years after it was taken, in order to consider the ethical issues raised by its representation of a child’s embodied vulnerability

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