The Image of Environmental Harm in American Social Documentary Photography (Routledge History of Photography) - Hardcover

Balaschak, Chris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367860406 ISBN 13: 9780367860400

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

With an emphasis on photographic works that offer new perspectives on the history of American social documentary, this book considers a history of politically engaged photography that may serve as models for the representation of impending environmental injustices.

Chris Balaschak examines histories of American photography, the environmental movement, as well as the industrial and postindustrial economic conditions of the United States in the 20th century. With particular attention to a material history of photography focused on the display and dissemination of documentary images through print media and exhibitions, the work considered places emphasis on the depiction of communities and places harmed by industrialized capitalism.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, visual studies, photography, ecocriticism, environmental humanities, media studies, culture studies, and visual rhetoric.

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About the Author

Chris Balaschak is an Associate Professor of Art History at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367860406
• ISBN 13: 9780367860400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 156