Bystander may refer to:
In media
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''Bystander'' (novel), a 1930 novel by
Maxim Gorki
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (; ), was a Russian and Soviet writer and proponent of socialism. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an auth ...
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''Bystander'' (magazine), was a British weekly tabloid magazine
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Guilty Bystander
''Guilty Bystander'' is a 1950 American crime drama film noir directed by Joseph Lerner, and starring Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson. The film was shot on location entirely in New York City. It also marked the last motion picture screen appea ...
'', a 1950 independent film production
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''Innocent Bystanders'' (film), a 1972 film directed by Peter Collinson
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Iowa Bystander
The ''Iowa Bystander'' was an Iowa newspaper serving African Americans. It was founded in Des Moines on June 15, 1894, by I. E. Williamson, Billy Colson, and Jack Logan, and it is considered to be the oldest Black newspaper west of the Mississippi. ...
'', an Iowa newspaper targeted toward an African-American audience
In music
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The Bystanders
Man (also known as The Manband) are a Welsh rock band. The group were formed in November 1968 by Micky Jones (guitar and vocals), Deke Leonard (guitar and vocals), Clive John (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Ray Williams (bass guitar) and Jeff J ...
, a Welsh close harmony pop group, formed in 1962
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''Bystander'' (album), a 2011 six track extended play by Canadian alternative rock band Jets Overhead
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Innocent Bystanders
Innocent Bystanders were a Perth based band formed in 1983 featuring vocalist/songwriter Brett Keyser and guitarist Diesel (Mark Lizotte).
Biography
At a time when cover bands dominated the Western Australian music landscape, "Bystanders" were ...
, were a Perth-based band formed in 1983
Other meanings
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Bystander effect
The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim in the presence of other people. The theory was first proposed in 1964 after the murder of Kitty ...
, a social psychological phenomenon wherein individuals do not offer help in an emergency when other people are present
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Bystander effect (radiobiology)
The radiation-induced bystander effect (bystander effect) is the phenomenon in which unirradiated cells exhibit irradiated effects as a result of signals received from nearby irradiated cells. In November 1992, Hatsumi Nagasawa and John B. Little f ...
, the phenomenon in which unirradiated cells exhibit irradiated effects as a result of signals received from nearby irradiated cells
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Bystander Nunatak
Bystander Nunatak () is a nunatak in New Zealand, high, lying southwest of Forsythe Bluff, on the west side of Daniels Range in the Usarp Mountains. The name applied by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expeditio ...
, a geographical feature in Antarctica
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Perpetrators, victims, and bystanders
In genocide studies, perpetrators, victims, and bystanders is an evolving typology for classifying the participants and observers of a genocide. The typology was first proposed by Raul Hilberg in the 1992 book ''Perpetrators Victims Bystanders: ...
, a typology in genocide studies
See also
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Innocent bystander (disambiguation)
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Rubbernecking
Rubbernecking is a derogatory term primarily used to refer to bystanders stopping previous activity to stare at accidents. More generally, it can refer to anyone staring at an object of everyday interest compulsively. The term ''rubbernecking'' ...
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Witness
In law, a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, either oral or written, of what they know or claim to know.
A witness might be compelled to provide testimony in court, before a grand jur ...
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