Richly illustrated with over 100 images, "Photography's Other Histories" explores from a variety of regional, cultural, and historical perspectives the role of photography in raising historical consciousness. It includes two first-person pieces by indigenous Australians and one by a Seminole/Muskogee/Dine' artist. Some of the essays analyze representations of colonial subjects--from the limited ways Westerners have depicted Navajos to Japanese photos recording the occupation of Manchuria to the changing "contract" between Aboriginal subjects and photographers. Other essays highlight the visionary quality of much popular photography. Case studies centered in early-twentieth-century Peru and contemporary India, Kenya, and Nigeria chronicle the diverse practices that have flourished in postcolonial societies. "Photography's Other Histories" recasts popular photography around the world, as not simply reproducing culture but creating it.
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Contributors. "Michael Aird, Heike Behrend, Jo-Anne Driessens, James Faris, Morris Low, Nicolas Peterson, Christopher Pinney, Roslyn Poignant, Deborah Poole, Stephen Sprague, Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Christopher Wright
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Richly illustrated with over 100 images, "Photography's Other Histories" explores from a variety of regional, cultural, and historical perspectives the role of photography in raising historical consciousness. It includes two first-person pieces by indigenous Australians and one by a Seminole/Muskogee/Dine' artist. Some of the essays analyze representations of colonial subjects--from the limited ways Westerners have depicted Navajos to Japanese photos recording the occupation of Manchuria to the changing "contract" between Aboriginal subjects and photographers. Other essays highlight the visionary quality of much popular photography. Case studies centered in early-twentieth-century Peru and contemporary India, Kenya, and Nigeria chronicle the diverse practices that have flourished in postcolonial societies. "Photography's Other Histories" recasts popular photography around the world, as not simply reproducing culture but creating it.
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Contributors. "Michael Aird, Heike Behrend, Jo-Anne Driessens, James Faris, Morris Low, Nicolas Peterson, Christopher Pinney, Roslyn Poignant, Deborah Poole, Stephen Sprague, Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Christopher Wright
Imprint | Duke University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Objects/Histories |
Release date | April 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | April 2003 |
Editors | Christopher Pinney, Nicolas Peterson |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 286 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8223-3113-1 |
Barcode | 9780822331131 |
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LSN | 0-8223-3113-6 |