Nomadic Camera: Photography, Displacement and Dis:connectivities - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 946270502X ISBN 13: 9789462705029

Verlag: Leuven University Press, 2026

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From its introduction in the early nineteenth century and through ongoing technical developments, photography has been a mobile medium closely tied to equipment, social conditions and cultural framings. The volume Nomadic Camera investigates the technical, medial and aesthetic relationship between photography and displacement in historical and contemporary perspectives. The contributing authors adopt the term ‘nomadic’ – signifying a transitory form of existence – to explore photography beyond static concepts of being and national boundaries. Viewing photography as a formative part of this history of mobility and migration, the book explores the interplay between the concepts of the ‘nomadic’ and the ‘camera’, offering new perspectives on photography as a medium on the move. The interdisciplinary contributions approach this topic from various angles. They examine photographic tools and technologies; investigate the role of bodies, agents, and performative acts in photographic practices; explore how photography constructs and conveys narratives of movement; and address issues of image circulation, archiving, and memory.

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Burcu Dogramaci is Professor of Art History and Director of the Käte Hamburger Research Centre global dis:connect at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Winfried Gerling is Professor of Concepts and Aesthetics of New Media in the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam where he works in the European Media Studies Program jointly run with the University of Potsdam.
Jens Jäger is Professor of Modern History at the University of Cologne.
Birgit Mersmann is Professor of Contemporary Art and Digital Image Cultures at the University of Bonn.

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From its introduction in the early nineteenth century and through ongoing technical developments, photography has been a mobile medium closely tied to equipment, social conditions and cultural framings. The volume Nomadic Camera investigates the technical, medial and aesthetic relationship between photography and displacement in historical and contemporary perspectives. The contributing authors adopt the term ‘nomadic’ – signifying a transitory form of existence – to explore photography beyond static concepts of being and national boundaries. Viewing photography as a formative part of this history of mobility and migration, the book explores the interplay between the concepts of the ‘nomadic’ and the ‘camera’, offering new perspectives on photography as a medium on the move. The interdisciplinary contributions approach this topic from various angles. They examine photographic tools and technologies; investigate the role of bodies, agents and performative acts in photographic practices; explore how photography constructs and conveys narratives of movement; and address issues of image circulation, archiving and memory.

Burcu Dogramaci is professor of art history and director of the Käte Hamburger Research Centre global dis:connect at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Winfried Gerling is professor of concepts and aesthetics of new media in the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam.
Jens Jäger is professor of modern history at the University of Cologne.
Birgit Mersmann is professor of contemporary art and digital image cultures at the University of Bonn.

In our challenging age of global migrations, displacements, and exiles, this book nuances our understanding of social realms that are shaped by the camera. - Steffen Siegel, Folkwang University of the Arts

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Leuven University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 946270502X
• ISBN 13: 9789462705029
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400
• Herausgeber: Dogramaci Burcu, Gerling Winfried, Jäger Jens, Mersmann Birgit
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar