Projecting Citizenship - Photography and Belonging in the British Empire

Examines the relationship between photography and citizenship, through a comprehensive account of the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee's lantern slide lecture scheme: a project initiated by the British government at the beginning of the twentieth century that aimed to photograph the entirety of the empire.

A propos de l'auteur

Gabrielle Moser is Assistant Professor of Art History at OCAD University.

Résumé

Examines the relationship between photography and citizenship, through a comprehensive account of the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee’s lantern slide lecture scheme: a project initiated by the British government at the beginning of the twentieth century that aimed to photograph the entirety of the empire.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gabrielle Moser, Gabrielle (Assistant Professor of Art History Moser
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 16.12.2019
• EAN: 9780271081281
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08128-1
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 18 mm
• Poids: 522 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Photographie, cinéma, vidéo, TV; Fotografie, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte, Photography & photographs, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, European History, British Empire, Britisches Empire, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical, PHOTOGRAPHY / History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Photography and photographs