Projecting Citizenship - Photography and Belonging in the British Empire

Examines the relationship between photography and citizenship, through a comprehensive account of the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee's lantern slide lecture scheme: a project initiated by the British government at the beginning of the twentieth century that aimed to photograph the entirety of the empire.

About the author

Gabrielle Moser is Assistant Professor of Art History at OCAD University.

Summary

Examines the relationship between photography and citizenship, through a comprehensive account of the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee’s lantern slide lecture scheme: a project initiated by the British government at the beginning of the twentieth century that aimed to photograph the entirety of the empire.

Product details

• Authors: Gabrielle Moser, Gabrielle (Assistant Professor of Art History Moser
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2019
• EAN: 9780271081281
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08128-1
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Fotografie, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte, Photography & photographs, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, European History, British Empire, Britisches Empire, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical, PHOTOGRAPHY / History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Photography and photographs