The Photography Cultures Reader: Representation, Agency and
Identity engages with contemporary debates surrounding photographic
cultures and practices from a variety of perspectives, providing
insight and analysis for students and practitioners. With over 100
images included, the diverse essays in this collection explore key
topics, such as: conflict and reportage; politics of race and
gender; the family album; fashion, tourism and surveillance; art
and archives; social media and the networked image. The collection
brings together essays by leading experts, scholars and
photographers, including Geoffrey Batchen, Elizabeth Edwards,
Stuart Hall, bell hooks, Martha Langford, Lucy R. Lippard, Fred
Ritchin, Allan Sekula and Val Williams. The depth and scope of this
collection is testament to the cultural significance of photography
and photographic study, with each themed section featuring an
editor's introduction that sets the ideas and debates in context.
Along with its companion volume - The Photography Reader: History
and Theory - this is the most comprehensive introduction to
photography and photographic criticism. Includes essays by: Jan
Avgikos, Ariella Azoulay, David A. Bailey, Roland Barthes, Geoffrey
Batchen, David Bate, Gail Baylis, Karin E. Becker, John Berger,
Lily Cho, Jane Collins, Douglas Crimp, Thierry de Duve, Karen de
Perthuis, George Dimock, Sarah Edge, Elizabeth Edwards, Francis
Frascina, Andre Gunthert, Stuart Hall, Elizabeth Hoak-Doering,
Patricia Holland, bell hooks, Yasmin Ibrahim, Liam Kennedy, Annette
Kuhn, Martha Langford, Ulrich Lehmann, Lucy R. Lippard, Catherine
Lutz, Roberta McGrath, Lev Manovich, Rosy Martin, Mette Mortensen,
Fred Ritchin, Daniel Rubinstein, Allan Sekula, Sharon Sliwinski,
Katrina Sluis, Jo Spence, Carol Squiers, Theopisti
Stylianou-Lambert, Ariadne van de Ven, Liz Wells, Val Williams,
Judith Williamson, Louise Wolthers and Ethan Zuckerman.
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