Photography Theory in Historical Perspective

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Hilde Van Gelder (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) Helen Westgeest (University of Leiden, the Netherlands)

Photography Theory in Historical Perspective

Hilde Van Gelder (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium), Helen Westgeest (University of Leiden, the Netherlands)

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Wiley-Blackwell
05 April 2011

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Photography Theory in Historical Perspective: Case Studies from Contemporary Art aims to contribute to the understanding of the multifaceted and complex character of the photographic medium by dealing with various case studies selected from photographic practices in contemporary art, discussed in the context of views and theories of photography from its inception.

uses case studies to explain photographic practices in contemporary art and place them in the context of theory presents current debates on theory of photography through comparisons to research of other visual media applicable to vernacular and documentary photography as well as art photography

By: Hilde Van Gelder (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium), Helen Westgeest (University of Leiden, the Netherlands)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9781405191975
ISBN 10: 140519197X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 05 April 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hilde Van Gelder is editor of the Lieven Gevaert Series. She has co-edited several books inthe series, including Photography Between Poetry and Politics: The Critical Position of the Photographic Medium in Contemporary Art (2008). Helen Westgeest is editor and one of the authors of Take Place: Photography and Place from Multiple Perspectives (2009).

Reviews for Photography Theory in Historical Perspective

"""Van Gelder and Westgeest offer an important, dense, and advanced study of the complex character of the photographic medium as it has been understood over time...Using what the authors call case studies, this volume examines specific pictures by carefully selected photographic artists...various analyses quote numerous authors and establish their theoretical positions...This book challenges or elaborates upon accepted notions of what constitutes a photography, and discusses photography's role in the practice of contemporary art...Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty."" P.C. Bunnell, emeritus, Princeton University (Choice, November 2011)"

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Photography Theory in Historical Perspective

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