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Photography and Death - Framing Death throughout History (Paperback)
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Photography and Death - Framing Death throughout History (Paperback)
Series: Emerald Studies in Death and Culture
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Photography represents a medium in which the moment of death can be
captured and preserved, the image becoming a mechanism through
which audiences are beguiled by the certainty of their own
mortality. Examining a spectrum of post-mortem images, Photography
and Death considers various ways in which the death image has been
framed and what these styles communicate about changing social
attitudes related to dying, mourning and the afterlife. Presenting
a fresh perspective on how we might view death photography in the
context of our contemporary cultural milieu, this book brings
together a range of historical examples to create a richer
narrative of how we see, understand and discuss death in both the
private and public forum. Building upon existing publications which
relate explicitly to the study of death, dying and cultures of
mourning, the book discusses topics such as post-mortem
portraiture, the Civil War, Spiritualism and lynching. These are
positioned alongside contemporary representations of death, as seen
in celebrity death images and forensic photography. Uncovering an
important historical contrast, in which modern notions of death are
a comment on ownership or an emotionless, clinical state, Harris
highlights the various ways that the deceased body is a site of
contestation and fascination. An engaging read for students and
researchers with an interest in death studies, this book represents
a unique account of the various ways that attitudes about death
have been shaped through the photographic image.
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