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1 online resource (ix, 218 pages). |
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Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts |
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Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts.
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| Summary |
Theorists critique photography for "objectifying" its subjects and manipulating appearance for the sake of art. In this bold counterargument, John Roberts recasts photography's violating powers and aesthetic technique as part of a complex "social ontology" that exposes the hierarchies, divisions, and exclusions behind appearances. Photography must "arrive unannounced" and "get in the way of the world," Roberts argues, committing to the truth-claims of the spectator over the self-interests and sensitivities of the subject. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The social ontology of photography -- Photography and its truth-event -- The political form of photography today -- "Fragment, experiment, dissonant prologue": modernism, realism, and the photodocument -- Two models of labor: figurality and nonfigurality in recent photography -- Photography after the photograph: event, archive, and the nonsymbolic -- Photography, abstraction, and the social production of space -- Violence, photography, and the inhuman. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Photography -- Philosophy.
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Photography -- Social aspects.
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Photography -- Influence.
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COMPUTERS -- Digital Media -- Photography.
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- Reference.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Imaging Systems.
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Photography -- Influence.
(OCoLC)fst01061766
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Photography -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01061781
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Photography -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01061826
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Roberts, John, 1955- Photography and its violations. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2014 9780231168182 (DLC) 2014009808 (OCoLC)874835484 |
| ISBN |
9780231538244 (electronic bk.) |
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0231538243 (electronic bk.) |
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1322373094 (electronic bk.) |
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9781322373096 (electronic bk.) |
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