Photography: A Very Short Introduction

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-19-280164-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 111 mm x 175 mm, Gewicht: 142 g

Reihe: Very Short Introductions

Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives from sensationalist images in tabloid papers and snapshots, to art photograpy displayed in galleries and sold through international art markets. In this thought-provoking exploration of the subject, Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context. He interrogates the way we look and think about photographs, and
considers such issues as truth and recording, objectivity and fine art, identity and memory.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Edwards, Steve

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Presse & Journalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Steve Edwards is Research Lecturer in Art History at the Open University. Publications include the successful Art and its Histories (Yale, 1999), as Editor.