Photography: A Critical IntroductionLiz Wells Photography: A Critical Introduction was the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts, and is now established as one of the leading textbooks in its field. Written especially for students in higher education and for introductory college courses, this fully revised edition provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing. Individual chapters cover:
This revised and updated fifth edition includes:
Contributors: Michelle Henning, Patricia Holland, Derrick Price, Anandi Ramamurthy and Liz Wells. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
debates historically and now | 9 |
photography out and about | 75 |
personal photographs and popular photography | 133 |
photography and the human body | 189 |
photography and commodity culture | 231 |
photography as art | 289 |
Afterword | 355 |
Glossary | 359 |
From analogue to digital | 367 |
Photography archives | 369 |
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