Picturing Dogs, Seeing Ourselves - Vintage American Photographs

Explores antique photographs of people and their dogs to expand the understanding of visual studies, animal studies, and American culture. Uses the canine body as a lens to investigate the cultural significance of family and childhood portraits, pictures of hunters, and racially charged images.

About the author

Ann-Janine Morey is Associate Vice Provost for Cross Disciplinary Studies at James Madison University.

Summary

Explores antique photographs of people and their dogs to expand the understanding of visual studies, animal studies, and American culture. Uses the canine body as a lens to investigate the cultural significance of family and childhood portraits, pictures of hunters, and racially charged images.

Product details

• Authors: Ann-Janine Morey, Ann-Janine (Associate Vice Provost for Cross Disciplinary Studies Morey, Professor Ann-Janine Morey
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.07.2014
• EAN: 9780271063317
• ISBN: 978-0-271-06331-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Animalibus; Animalibus: Of Animals and Cultures; Animalibus: Of Animals and Cul; Animalibus; Animalibus: Of Animals and Cul
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous