In spite of the growing public focus on domestic violence (DV) in mainstream Australian society, ethnographers have remained aloof from analysing this problem. In an ethnographic study in the Brisbane region, I analysed people’s perceptions of anti-violence images that were part of a public campaign and assessed the appropriateness of the images’ locations. Occasionally, my interlocutors unexpectedly included accounts of DV. My analysis reveals the tensions between public display and the concealment underlying the campaign. The interlocutors revealed experiences of competing responsibilities related to DV. The use of subtle images of anti-violence in locations filled with competing images, coupled with a failure to consider historical continuities and changes in local imaginaries of violence, exposed the difficulties associated with conveying persuasive messages of DV prevention.

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布里斯班国际反暴力运动的沉默和视觉表现

尽管在澳大利亚主流社会中公众越来越关注家庭暴力（DV），但民族志学家对这一问题的分析仍然遥不可及。在布里斯班地区的一项人种学研究中，我分析了公众对反暴力图像的看法，这是一项公共运动的一部分，并评估了图像位置的适当性。有时，我的对话者意外地包括了DV的帐户。我的分析揭示了公开展示与竞选活动隐瞒之间的紧张关系。对话者透露了与DV相关的竞争职责的经验。在充满竞争性图像的地方使用微妙的反暴力图像，再加上未能考虑历史连续性和当地暴力假想的变化，