They did not stop at Eboli - UNESCO and the Campaign against Illiteracy in a Reportage by David "Chim" Seymour and Carlo Levi (1950) (Hardcover)

The analysis of UNESCO's audio-visual archives for their digitization has brought to light a forgotten album of 38 contact sheets and accompanying texts by Magnum photographer, David "Chim" Seymour - a reportage made in 1950 for UNESCO on the fi ght against illiteracy in Italy's southern region of Calabria. A number of his photographs appeared in the March 1952 issue of UNESCO Courier in an article written by Carlo Levi, who had gained worldwide fame with his novel Christ Stopped at Eboli (1945). L'analyse des archives audio-visuelles de l'UNESCO en vue de leur numerisation a permis de decouvrir un album oublie comprenant 38 planches-contact et des textes d'accompagnement du photographe de Magnum David " Chim " Seymour - un reportage realise en 1950 pour l'UNESCO sur la bataille contre l'analphabetisme en Calabre, une region du sud de l'Italie. Un certain nombre de ses photographies ont ete publiees dans le numero de mars 1952 du Courrier de l'UNESCO avec un article de Carlo Levi, dont le roman Le Christ s'est arrete a Eboli (1945) lui avait valu une renommee internationale

General

Imprint:	de Gruyter Oldenbourg
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Appearances - Studies in Visual Research
Release date:	February 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Karin Priem • Giovanna Hendel • Carole Naggar
Dimensions:	240 x 170mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	303
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-065163-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > Photographic reportage Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > United Nations & UN agencies Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-11-065163-7
Barcode:	9783110651638

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