At Face Value and Beyond : Photographic Constructions of Reality /
How to account for the peculiar attraction of certain photos? How to pinpoint the specific use of images in particular contexts? Monika Schwärzler presents a variety of photographic case studies exploring visual phenomena from the point of view of media analysis, as well as from sociological, aesthe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld :
Transcript-Verlag,
[2016]
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| Edition: | 1. Aufl. |
| Series: | Image (Transcript (Firm)) ;
v. 75. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | How to account for the peculiar attraction of certain photos? How to pinpoint the specific use of images in particular contexts? Monika Schwärzler presents a variety of photographic case studies exploring visual phenomena from the point of view of media analysis, as well as from sociological, aesthetic, and psychoanalytic perspectives. The topics range from a new reading of Thomas Struth's street photographs to CERN photos with their charged rhetoric, from the assault of photographic close-ups to speculations on an anonymous slide collection featuring a woman with an ever-present white handbag. The book is intended for an audience receptive to the analytical appeal of images, prepared to go beyond what can be taken at face value. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187). |
| ISBN: | 9783839429549 3839429544 9783837629545 3837629546 |