Contemporary photography and theory : concepts and debates / Sally Miller.
Contemporary Photography and Theory offers an essential overview of some of the key critical debates in fine art photography today. Building on a foundational understanding of photography, it offers an in-depth discussion of five topic areas: identity, landscape and place, the politics of representa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2020.
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| Summary: | Contemporary Photography and Theory offers an essential overview of some of the key critical debates in fine art photography today. Building on a foundational understanding of photography, it offers an in-depth discussion of five topic areas: identity, landscape and place, the politics of representation, psychoanalysis and the event. Written in an accessible style, it introduces the critical literature relevant to photography that has emerged over recent decades. Moving beyond seminal works by writers such as Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes, and Susan Sontag, it enables readers to explore an extended canon of theorists including Jacques Lacan, Judith Butler and Giorgio Agamben. The book is illustrated throughout and analyses a range of works by established and emergent artists in order to show how these theoretical concepts are central to understanding contemporary photography. These 15 short essays encourage readers to apply critical thinking to both their own work and that of others. They are the perfect starting point for essays as well being of suitable length for assigned readings, making this the ideal resource for learning about contemporary photography and theory. |
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| Item Description: | "First published 2020 by Bloomsbury Academic." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781003085072 1003085075 9781000181999 1000181995 9781000185171 1000185176 9781000188622 1000188620 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed June, 23, 2020) |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Sally Miller is a Senior Lecturer in Historical and Critical Studies in Photography at the University of Brighton, UK. |