Photography: A Critical Introduction - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041530704X ISBN 13: 9780415307048

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

This seminal text for photography students identifies key debates in photographic theory, stimulates discussion and evaluation of the critical use of photographic images and ways of seeing. This new edition retains the thematic structure and text features of its predecessors but also expands coverage on photojournalism, digital imaging techniques, race and colonialism. The content is updated with additional international and contemporary examples and images throughout and the inclusion of colour photos. Features of this new edition include: *Key concepts and short biographies of major thinkers *Updated international and contemporary case studies and examples *A full glossary of terms, a comprehensive bibliography *Resource information, including guides to public archives and useful websites

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Review

"A brilliantly designed book. It provides a much-needed conceptual perspective, so lacking in other histories of photography, and with the new material on photojournalism is even stronger."
-Ulrich Keller, University of California at Santa Barbara
"'The new edition changes are extremely timely and will enhance its usefulness as a textbook and teaching resource. Chapter introductions have been expanded, and in many cases given a broader and more sophisticated intellectual content. Recent developments in the field of photographic practice and theory are explored and the implications followed through in relation to the whole text... The international perspective underpinning the text has been broadened ... the expanded glossary provides and extremely useful resource in this complex interdisciplinary field.'
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-Joanna Lowry, Reader in Visual Theory/Media Arts, Kent Institute of Art and Design.

Synopsis

Eight years after it was first published, Photography: A Critical Introduction still has no direct competitor. Carefully structured, it identifies key debates in photographic theory, is user-friendly and is ideal for stimulating discussion and evaluation of the critical use of photographic images and ways of seeing. This new edition retains the thematic structure and text features of its predecessors but also expands coverage on photojournalism, digital imaging techniques, race and colonialism. The content is updated with additional international and contemporary examples and images throughout and the inclusion of colour plates. Features of this new edition include: Key concepts, short biographies of kajor thinkers Updated international and contemporary case studies and examples A full glossary of terms, a comprehensive bibliography Resource information, including guides to public archives and useful websites

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041530704X
• ISBN 13: 9780415307048
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 408
• Editor: Wells Liz