| The City as Photographic Text: Urban Documentary Photography of São Paulo Contributor(s): Foster, David William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822946238 ISBN-13: 9780822946236 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Criticism |
| LCCN: 2023276229 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The City as Photographic Text offers the first comprehensive presentation of photography on S o Paulo. But more than just a study of one city's photographic legacy, this book is a manual for how to understand and talk about Latin American photography in general. Focusing on major figures and referencing widely available books of their work, David William Foster offers a unique analysis of how photographers have contributed to our understanding of the megalopolis S o Paulo has become. Eschewing a conventional historical approach, Foster explores how best to interpret visual urban life. In turn, by focusing interest on the photographic text and the ways in which it creates an interpretive meaning for the city, rather than rehearsing the circumstances under which the photographs were taken, this study provides a model for productive comment on urban photography as a project of visual meaning with important artistic attributes. As a unique entry in the inventory of scholarly writing on S o Paulo, The City as Photographic Text adds to our understanding of the enormous cultural significance this city holds as a world-class urban center. |