The The Family of Man 1955-2001. Humanismus und Postmoderne: Eine Revision vond Edward Steichens Fotoausstellung = Humanism and Postmodernism: A Reappraisal of the Photo Exhibition by Edward Steichen

Book Description: -
"Conceived in 1955 for the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Edward Steichen's photographic exhibition 'The Family of Man'

extended past the boundaries set up during the Cold War and reached out to an audience of millions who were entranced by its utopian vision of humankind. This publication, covering the Trier conference on The Family of Man, is important in light of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the exhibition, as well as its recent inclusion in the Memory of the World register established by UNESCO. "
Inhalt: /
1. Viktoria Schmidt-Linsenhoff: 1955-2001. 'The Family of Man' und 'here is new york' /
2. Abigail Solomon-Godeau: 'The Family of Man'. Den Humanismus für ein postmodernes Zeitalter aufpolieren /
3. Marc-Emmanuel Melon: Die Familie des Mannes. Die häusliche Ideologie in 'The Family of Man' /
4. Viktoria Schmidt-Linsenhoff: Verleugnete Bilder. 'The Family of Man' und die Shoa /
5. Eric Sandeen: 'Die Ausstellung, die Du mit Deinem Herzen siehst'. /
6. Eric Sandeen: 'The Family of Man' auf Tour in der Welt des Kalten Krieges /
7. Timm Starl: 'Der ewige Mensch'. Karl Pawek und die 'Weltausstellungen der Photographie' /
8. Allan Sekula: Zwischen dem Netz und dem tiefen, blauen Ozean /
9. Allan Sekula: Den fotografischen Bildverkehr neu überdenken /
10. Christian Caujolle: Ist der Humanismus von 'The Family of Man' heute relevant? /
11. Birgit Haehnel: Menschenbilder in der zeitgenössischen Kunst /
12. Birgit Haehnel: Zur Rezeption von 'The Family of Man' in den 1990er Jahren /
13. Andreas Haus/Reinhard Matz: Edward Steichens 'The First Picture Book', 1930/2000 /
14. Rosch Krieps: 'The Family of Man'. Ein fotografisches Weltdokument als Fanal für die Zukunft der Menschheit.
Contents: /
Viktoria Schmidt-Linsenhoff: 1955-2001. 'The Family of Man' and 'here is new york'
Abigail Solomon-Godeau: 'The Family of Man'. Refurbishing Humanism for a Postmodern Age
Marc-Emmanuel Melon: The Patriarchal family. Domestic Ideology in 'The Family of Man'
Viktoria Schmidt-Linsenhoff: Denied images. 'The Family of Man' and the Shoa
Eric Sandeen: 'The Show You See With Your Heart'
Eric Sandeen: 'The Family of Man' on Tour in the Cold War World
Timm Starl: 'Eternal man'. Karl Pawek and the 'Weltausstellungen der Photographie'
Allan Sekula: Between the Net and the Deep Blue Sea
Allan Sekula: Rethinking the Traffic in Photographs
Christian Caujolle: Is the humanism of 'The Family of Man' relevant today?
Birgit Haehnel: Images of man in contemporary art
Birgit Haehnel: On the reception of 'The Family of Man' in the 1990s
Andreas Haus/Reinhard Matz: Edward Steichen's 'The First Picture Book', 1930/2000
Rosch Krieps: 'The Family of Man'. A photographic world-document as beacon for the future of mankind
Anhang 1/Appendix 1
Roland Barthes: 'La Grande Famille des Hommes', in: Mythologies, Paris 1957