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This edited collection explores the complex ways in which photography is used and interpreted: as a record of evidence, as a form of communication, as a means of social and political provocation, as a mode of surveillance, as a narrative of the self, and as an art form.

Photography and Ontology

Unsettling Images

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    204 pages

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    10 September 2018

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This edited collection explores the complex ways in which photography is used and interpreted: as a record of evidence, as a form of communication, as a means of social and political provocation, as a mode of surveillance, as a narrative of the self, and as an art form. What makes photographic images unsettling and how do the re-uses and interpretations of photographic images unsettle the self-evident reality of the visual field? Taking up these themes, this book examines the role of photo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780815374299
ISBN-10:0815374291
Author:Donna West Brett, Natalya Lusty
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:204
Release Date:10 September 2018
Weight:570g
Dimensions:174mm x 246mm
Series:Routledge History of Photography
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Critics Review

Winner - Best Anthology in the Association of Australian and New Zealand AWAPA (Art Writing and Publishing Awards) 2020!

“This fascinating and deeply researched anthology contains significant and original critiques concerning the photographic and filmic medium as evidence of social, cultural, and political states of being. Including essays by an international group of researchers, it brilliantly contributes to knowledge and debates associated with the photographic archive.”

–Association of Australian and New Zealand AWAPA (Art Writing and Publishing Awards) judges

“Overall, the book makes a timely addition to the available list of classroom staples that provide a convenient mapping of the latest methodological and theoretical issues pertaining to photography.”

–History of Photography

About The Author

Donna West Brett

Donna West Brett is a lecturer in art history at the University of Sydney.

Natalya Lusty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney.

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