Photography - A Critical Introduction

Now in its sixth edition, this seminal textbook examines key debates in photographic theory and places them in their social and political contexts. Written especially for students in further and higher education and for introductory college courses, it provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing.

List of contents

Introduction ; 1. Thinking about photography: debates, historically and now ; 2. Surveryors and surveyed: photography out and about ; 3. 'Sweet it is to scan...': personal photographs and popular photography ; 4. The subject as object: photography and the human body ; 5. Spectacles and illusions: photography and commodity culture ; 6. On and beyond the white walls: photography as art ; Afterword ; Glossary ; From analogue to digital ; Photography archives ; Bibliography

About the author

Liz Wells is Professor Emeritus in Photographic Culture, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business, University of Plymouth, UK.

Summary

Now in its sixth edition, this seminal textbook examines key debates in photographic theory and places them in their social and political contexts. Written especially for students in further and higher education and for introductory college courses, it provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing.

Product details

• Authors: Liz (University of Plymouth Wells
• Assisted by: Liz Wells (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.07.2021
• EAN: 9780367222758
• ISBN: 978-0-367-22275-8
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Photography & photographs, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, ART / History / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / History, Photography and photographs, The arts: general topics