Photography: A Critical Introduction

Author: Liz Wells
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: introduction, critical, photography
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 2004-06-17
List price: $135.00
ISBN-10: 0415307031
ISBN-13: 9780415307031

Book Description:

Eight years after it was first published, Photography: A Critical Introduction retains its position as the first introductory textbook to examine the key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts. It thus uniquely integrates photographic theory with photographic history and critically engages with debates about the nature of photographic seeing. This completely revised and updated third edition retains the thematic structure and text features of previous editions but also expands coverage on photojournalism and digital imaging. It will be essential reading for those interested in photography, graphics, fine art, art and design history, journalism, media studies, communication and cultural studies.
Especially designed to be accessible and user-friendly, it includes:

DT Key concepts, short biographies of major thinkers and seminal references
DT Updated international and contemporary case studies and examples
DT A full glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography
DT Resource information, including guides to public archives and useful websites

Lavishly illustrated with 100 black and white photographs and 16 pages of color plates, it includes images from Bill Brandt, Susan Derges, Rineke Dijkstra, Lee Friedlander, Fran Herbello, Hannah Hoch, Dorothea Lange, Lee Miller, Martin Parr, Ingrid Pollard, Jacob Riis, Alexander Rodchenko, Sebastiao Salgado, Andres Serrano.


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