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.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Stevenson, Emily (Pitt Rivers Museum Stevenson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9780367553418
• ISBN: 978-0-367-55341-8
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Photography, History: History, Photography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Photography & photographs, The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / History, India, History of art / art & design styles, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Art, Regional Studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Art forms, Photography and photographs, The Arts: art forms, The arts: general topics