The Camera as Actor: Photography and the Embodiment of Technology (Routledge History of Photography) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367652935 ISBN 13: 9780367652937

Publisher: Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

Looking beyond the impact photographs have on the perpetuation and expression of social norms and stereotypes, and the influence of the act of taking a photograph, this new collection brings together international scholars to examine the camera itself as an actor.

Bringing the camera back into view, this volume furthers our understanding of how, and in what ways, imaging technology shapes us, our lives, and the representations out of which we fashion knowledge, base our judgments and ultimately act. Through a broad range of case studies, the authors in this collection make the convincing claim that the camera is much more than a mechanical device brought to life by the photographer.

This book will be of interest to scholars in photography, visual culture, anthropology and the history of photography.

About this title

About the Author

Amy Cox Hall is a writer and cultural anthropologist.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367652935
• ISBN 13: 9780367652937
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 158
• Editor: Cox Hall Amy