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The Camera as Actor: Photography and the Embodiment of Technology
Contributor(s): Cox Hall, Amy (Editor)
ISBN: 135011197X     ISBN-13: 9781350111974
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $171.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Photography | Criticism
- Photography | History
- Art | History - Contemporary (1945- )
Dewey: 770.19
LCCN: 2020031527
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 158 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Looking beyond the impact photographs have on the perpetuation and expression of social norms and stereotypes, and the influence of the act of taking a photograph, this new collection brings together international scholars to examine the camera itself as an actor. 

Bringing the camera back into view, this volume furthers our understanding of how, and in what ways, imaging technology shapes us, our lives, and the representations out of which we fashion knowledge, base our judgments and ultimately act. Through a broad range of case studies, the authors in this collection make the convincing claim that the camera is much more than a mechanical device brought to life by the photographer. 

This book will be of interest to scholars in photography, visual culture, anthropology and the history of photography.