Photography: A Critical Introduction

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art History, Photography
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Author: ISBN: 9781317539728
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 30, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781317539728
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 30, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Photography: A Critical Introduction was the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts, and is now established as one of the leading textbooks in its field. Written especially for students in higher education and for introductory college courses, this fully revised edition provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing.

Individual chapters cover:

  • Key debates in photographic theory and history
  • Documentary photography and photojournalism
  • Personal and popular photography
  • Photography and the human body
  • Photography and commodity culture
  • Photography as art

This revised and updated fifth edition includes:

  • New case studies on topics such as: materialism and embodiment, the commodification of human experience, and an extended discussion of landscape as genre.
  • 98 photographs and images, featuring work from: Bill Brandt, Susan Derges, Rineke Dijkstra, Fran Herbello, Hannah Höch, Karen Knorr, Dorothea Lange, Chrystel Lebas, Susan Meiselas, Lee Miller, Martin Parr, Ingrid Pollard, Jacob Riis, Alexander Rodchenko, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman and Jeff Wall.
  • Fully updated resource information, including guides to public archives and useful websites.
  • A full glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography.

Contributors: Michelle Henning, Patricia Holland, Derrick Price, Anandi Ramamurthy and Liz Wells.

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Photography: A Critical Introduction was the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts, and is now established as one of the leading textbooks in its field. Written especially for students in higher education and for introductory college courses, this fully revised edition provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing.

Individual chapters cover:

This revised and updated fifth edition includes:

Contributors: Michelle Henning, Patricia Holland, Derrick Price, Anandi Ramamurthy and Liz Wells.

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