Photography in Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures - Nottingham French Studies Volume 53, Number 2

Informationen zum Autor Kathrin Yacavone is Lecturer in the Department of French and Francophone Studies, University of Nottingham Klappentext A broad and inclusive account of the multiple manifestations of photography in contemporary French and francophone societies and cultures As part of the recent turn towards visual culture in French studies, photography has begun to receive increased attention from scholars in the field. This volume of eight orignial essays and an interview with the Director of one of France's leading photographic institutions (the Maison européenne de la photographie). Key Features A wide-ranging treatment of the multi-faceted reality of photography in French and francophone contextsAddresses individual photographers and writers (including Bruno Boudjelal, Stéphane Couturier, Raymond Depardon, Valerie Jouve and Roland Barthes, Sophie Calle, J.M.G. Le Clézio, Annie Ernaux, Hervé Guibert, Denis Roche)Includes an original interview iwht Jean-Luc Monterosso, Director of the Maison européenne de la photographie, ParisIncludes 15 colour and black/white illustrations Zusammenfassung This volume provides a wide-ranging treatment of the multi-faceted reality of photography in French and francophone contexts. It addresses individual photographers and writers and includes an original interview withJean-Luc Monterosso, Director of the Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris.

Product details

• Authors: Kathrin Yacavone
• Assisted by: Kathrin Yacavone (Editor)
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.2014
• EAN: 9780748693665
• ISBN: 978-0-7486-9366-5
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Nottingham French Studies; Nottingham French Studies; Nottingham French Studies Spec
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries