The Burden of Representation: Essays on Photographies and Histories Paperback ? November 30, 2021

Tagg, John

ISBN 10: 1517912237 / ISBN 13: 9781517912239

Verlag: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2021

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 379158542

Inhaltsangabe:

A powerhouse in photographic theory—updated and with a new essay

Every day, photographic images are relied upon as documents, evidence, and records in courtrooms, hospitals, and police work. But how did such usages come to be established, and when? What agencies and institutions had the power to give them this status? And what are the consequences of photographic representation? Drawing on semiotics, cultural theory, and the work of Foucault and Althusser, John Tagg rejects the idea of photography as a record of reality and traces a history that has profound implications not only for the theory of photography but also for understanding the role of new means of representation in modern social regulation. Now with a new essay situating this volume in the changed horizon of cultural politics, The Burden of Representation argues for a rigorous analysis of the meaning, status, and effects of photographs, rooted in a historical grasp of the growth of the modern state.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

John Tagg is SUNY Distinguished Professor of art history at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He is author of Grounds of Dispute (Minnesota, 1992) and The Disciplinary Frame (Minnesota, 2008) and has published widely on photography and contemporary critical theory.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Burden of Representation: Essays on ...
Verlag: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New