British Indian Picture Postcards in Bengaluru - Ephemeral Entanglements

Combining ethnographic and archival research, this book examines the lives of colonial-period postcards and reveals how they become objects of contemporary historical imagination in India.

List of contents

Introduction: Ephemeral Entanglement Following the Ramchand Box, Part 1 1. Behind the Lens: Producing Picture Postcards Following the Ramchand Box, Part 2 2. Picture Postcard Bengaluru Following the Ramchand Box, Part 3 3. "Juggling" with the Past and Present: Picture Postcard Collections as Mnemonic Things Following the Ramchand Box, Part 4 4. Ephemeral Frictions: Picture Postcards and Heritage in "India's Silicon Valley" Conclusion: The Thing About Picture Postcards in the "City Without a Past"

About the author

Emily Stevenson is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.

Summary

Combining ethnographic and archival research, this book examines the lives of colonial-period postcards and reveals how they become objects of contemporary historical imagination in India.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Stevenson, Emily (Pitt Rivers Museum Stevenson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2023
• EAN: 9780367549190
• ISBN: 978-0-367-54919-0
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Photography, History: History, Photography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Photography & photographs, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, ART / History / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / General, ART / Asian / Indian & South Asian, India, History of art / art & design styles, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Art, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Art forms, Photography and photographs, The Arts: art forms, HISTORY / Asia / South / India