Photography: Theoretical Snapshots

ISBN-13: 9780415477079 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 180 str.

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Offers perspectives on photography theory from some of the world's leading critics and theorists. Ranging from the most personal to the most dehumanized uses of photography, from the 19th century onwards, and from Latin America to Northern Europe, this title is suitable for those interested in photography, visual culture, and cultural history.

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List of Figures  Introduction  A Small History of Photography Studies Edward Welch and J. J. Long  1. Mindless Photography John Tagg  2. Thinking Photography beyond the Visual? Elizabeth Edwards  3. On Snapshot Photography: Rethinking Photographic Power In Public And Private Spheres Catherine Zuromskis  4. Family Photography and the Global Drama of Human Rights Andrea Noble  5. Dreams of Ordinary Life: Cartes-De-Visite and the Bourgeois Imagination Geoffrey Batchen  6. Race and Reproduction in Camera Lucida Shawn Michelle Smith  7. Benjamin, Atget, and the ‘Readymade’ Politics of Postmodern Photography Studies Kelly Dennis  8. Being Exposed: Thinking Photography and Community in Spencer Tunick’s Naked World Through the Lens of Jean-Luc Nancy Louis Kaplan  9. ‘And in This Fairy World of Labour See A Type Of What The Actual World Should Be’: Plato’s Dilemma Donald Preziosi  Notes on Contributors  Bibliography  Index