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Presenting Blau's photos and Gallop's text, this is a portrait of a couple whse professional activity is part of their private lives and whose private life is view through their professional gazes. 27 photos.
Table des matières
Living with His Camera 1
Cohabitation: A Methodological Preface 12
1. Observations of a Photographed Mother 19
2. The Unhappy Woman and the Empty Chair 55
3. The Photographer’s Desire 91
4. Art in the Family 130
Notes 183
Index 195
A propos de l'auteur
Jane Gallop is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She is the author of numerous works including Around 1981: Academic Feminist Literary Theory and Thinking through the Body. Her books Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment and Anecdotal Theory are published by Duke University Press. Dick Blau is Professor in the Department of Film at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He has published two books of photography, Polka Happiness and Bright Balkan Morning: Romani Lives and the Power of Music in Greek Macedonia. Blau’s photographs of his family have been featured in journals including Frame/Work, Discourse, and Dreamworks.
Jane Gallop is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She is the author of numerous works including Around 1981: Academic Feminist Literary Theory and Thinking through the Body. Her books Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment and Anecdotal Theory are published by Duke University Press. Dick Blau is Professor in the Department of Film at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He has published two books of photography, Polka Happiness and Bright Balkan Morning: Romani Lives and the Power of Music in Greek Macedonia. Blau’s photographs of his family have been featured in journals including Frame/Work, Discourse, and Dreamworks.
Résumé
What does it mean to always be a potential photographic subject, and what does this teach us about photography and the family? Photography is usually written about from the point of view of either the photographer or the viewer. This book offers a perspective of the photographed subject.
