Colonialist photography : imag(in)ing race and place.
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Copy number Shelfmark Shelf mark R011123 Ned. Fotomuseum $T HIGHT.E 2002
TitleColonialist photography : imag(in)ing race and place.
Author
Edition[editie] 2004 pbk edition.
Place of publicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication2002
Paginationxiv + 328
Illustrationsb&w
DimensionsA4
MaterialTekstboek
Document TypeBook
Series titledocumenting the image; volume 9
ISBN0415274958
Bibliographic Notespb; index
Abstract
Imperialism in art., Photography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Book Description
Colonialist Photography is an absorbing collection of essays and photographs exploring the relationship between photography and European and American colonialism. Packed with over a hundred images, these captivating pictures range from the first experiments with photography as a documentary medium, up to the decolonisation of many regions after the Second World War. With thirteen essays, Colonialist Photography considers: * how photographs tended to support the cultural and political rhetoric of racial and geographic difference between the West and its colonies * the range of images from 'scientific' categorizing and recording methods, to 'commercial' pictures for collection and display, such as postcards and magazine advertisements * how photographers contributed to cultural, social, and political ideas of race by highlighting racial distinction in their work. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Synopsis
An absorbing collection of essays and photographs exploring the relationship between photography and Europe and American colonialism, using case studies and recent forms of interpretive analysis. Now published for the first time in paperback
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Book Description
Colonialist Photography is an absorbing collection of essays and photographs exploring the relationship between photography and European and American colonialism. Packed with over a hundred images, these captivating pictures range from the first experiments with photography as a documentary medium, up to the decolonisation of many regions after the Second World War. With thirteen essays, Colonialist Photography considers: * how photographs tended to support the cultural and political rhetoric of racial and geographic difference between the West and its colonies * the range of images from 'scientific' categorizing and recording methods, to 'commercial' pictures for collection and display, such as postcards and magazine advertisements * how photographers contributed to cultural, social, and political ideas of race by highlighting racial distinction in their work. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Synopsis
An absorbing collection of essays and photographs exploring the relationship between photography and Europe and American colonialism, using case studies and recent forms of interpretive analysis. Now published for the first time in paperback
| Copy number | R011123 |
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| Shelf mark | $T HIGHT.E 2002 |