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The article discusses three central concerns- tragic drama, photography and ethics after observing the production of 'Antigone' where in the sequence of gunning down of Osama bin Laden in a trap laid by U.S. wherein Osama's body was occluded from the photography. It notes acts in tragic theater and photograph of current events raises question of recognition and self-recognition and influence of the politics is also debated.

Rules of social order are negotiated: actors' theories of negotiation in any particular setting affect what gets negotiated and how. This research looks at the negotiation process between two groups who had asymmetrical desires for the negotiations: one focusing on process, one on outcomes. Factors such as the balance of power, structural constraints, negotiation contexts and intergroup relationships help explain what gets negotiated and what gets changed. Actors' theories as a measure of reality become important in analyzing the "success" and importance of the negotiating process. Actors' theories affect not only what gets negotiated but the scope, durability, and volatility of negotiation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]