Photography As Activism - Images for Social Change

This fully revised and updated second edition of Photography as Activism is both a study of activist photography, and a call to action. It offers students and documentary photographers insights into the theory, history, philosophy and practice of photography as activism.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Activism: Philosophy and Psychology 2. History and Social Reform 3. Awareness to Impact 4. New Directions

About the author

Michelle Bogre is Professor Emerita at Parsons School of Design and The New School, after a 25-year career that included being chair of the Photography Department at Parsons and teaching almost every type of photography class. She also is a documentary photographer, writer, and intellectual property lawyer. She co-founded the CRUX Photography Research Network (at Arts University Bournemouth), an international research network of photographic artists, researchers, educators, and theorists. She has written hundreds of articles and book chapters about photography and law, as well as three books: Photography 4.0: A Teaching Guide for the 21st Century (Routledge 2014), Documentary Photography Reconsidered (2019), and The Routledge Companion to Copyright and Creativity in the 21st Century (2021).

Summary

This fully revised and updated second edition of Photography as Activism is both a study of activist photography, and a call to action. It offers students and documentary photographers insights into the theory, history, philosophy and practice of photography as activism.

Product details

• Authors: Michelle Bogre, Bogre Michelle
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.09.2024
• EAN: 9780367723507
• ISBN: 978-0-367-72350-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Photographic equipment & techniques, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, PHOTOGRAPHY / Photojournalism, Political activism, Press & journalism, Digital photography, News media and journalism, Photographic reportage, Digital Photography: Consumer/User Guides, Photojournalism and documentary photography, PHOTOGRAPHY / Techniques / Digital, Political activism / Political engagement