Common Ground - German Photographic Cultures across the Iron Curtain (Hardcover, New)

A groundbreaking examination of post-war photography in East and West Germany This ambitious publication is the first book to thoroughly evaluate the photography that emerged during Germany's geopolitical division from the 1950s to the 1980s. With richly illustrated and exhaustively researched analyses of photographic projects from East and West Germany, including exhibitions, photo-essays, private archives, and photo-books, Common Ground constructs a comparative perspective, examining how sequence, seriality, and repetition were mobilized to produce forms of solidarity and political agency. Author Sarah James places German postwar photography in the context of Soviet, American, and European photographic developments; the specific cultural experiences of the Cold War; and the shifting politics of German identity. By reconsidering the relationship between divergent cultures of the pre-war Weimar period and the Cold War era, Common Ground prompts new readings of major figures such as Bernd and Hilla Becher, Karl Blossfeldt, and August Sander, as well as historically neglected figures such as Karl Pawek, Evelyn Richter, and Rudolf Schafer. The result is a groundbreaking study of the political and pedagogical functions of documentary photography.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2013
First published:	May 2013
Authors:	Sarah E. James
Dimensions:	254 x 197 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	280
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-18444-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-300-18444-1
Barcode:	9780300184440

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