Photofascism - Photography, Film, and Exhibition Culture in 1930s Germany and Italy (Paperback)

Photography and fascism in interwar Europe developed into a highly toxic and combustible formula. Particularly in concert with aggressive display techniques, the European fascists were utterly convinced of their ability to use the medium of photography to manufacture consent among their publics. Unfortunately, as we know in hindsight, they succeeded. Other dictatorial regimes in the 1930s harnessed this powerful combination of photography and exhibitions for their own odious purposes. But this book, for the first time, focuses on the particularly consequential dialectic between Germany and Italy in the early-to-mid 1930s, and within each of those countries vis-a-vis display culture. The 1930s provides a potent case study for every generation, and it is as urgent as ever in our global political environment to deeply understand the central role of visual imagery in what transpired. Photofascism demonstrates precisely how dictatorial regimes use photographic mass media, methodically and in combination with display, to persuade the public with often times highly destructive-even catastrophic-results.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Visual Cultures and German Contexts
Release date:	March 2022
Authors:	Vanessa Rocco
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-28424-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > Photographic reportage Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Special kinds of photography > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Fascism & Nazism
LSN:	1-350-28424-6
Barcode:	9781350284241

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