Contemporary photography in France :: between theory and practice /

Traces the broad arc of photography's development in France from the 1970s to the present day. A decade-by-decade account reveals unexpected points of convergence between practices that are not usually considered in a comparative perspective. These include photographic practices in contemporary...

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1. Verfasser: Smith, Olga, 1977- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leuven (Belgium) : Leuven University Press, [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Lieven Gevaert series ; v. 32.
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Zusammenfassung:Traces the broad arc of photography's development in France from the 1970s to the present day. A decade-by-decade account reveals unexpected points of convergence between practices that are not usually considered in a comparative perspective. These include photographic practices in contemporary art, documentary, photojournalism, and fashion. Author Olga Smith sets these practices in dialogue with French philosophy -- the writings of Roland Barthes, Jean Baudrillard, and Jacques Rancière -- to produce an innovative study of the intersections between the photographic image, text, practice, and theory. This analysis is guided by an understanding of photography as deeply engaged with historical, cultural, and intellectual events that defined French national experience in the contemporary period. Landscape provides a particular focus to study issues of key significance, including national identification, colonial past, legacies of modernization and environmental breakdown. -- publisher's statement.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789461664891
9461664893