Before-and-After Photography: Histories and Contexts

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Synopsis
The before-and-after trope in photography has long paired images to represent change: whether affirmatively, as in the results of makeovers, social reforms or medical interventions, or negatively, in the destruction of the environment by the impacts of war or natural disasters. This interdisciplinary, multi-authored volume examines the central but almost unspoken position of before-and-after photography found in a wide range of contexts from the 19th century through to the present. Packed with case studies that explore the conceptual implications of these images, the book’s rich language of evidence, documentation and persuasion present both historical material and the work of practicing photographers who have deployed – and challenged – the conventions of the before-and-after pairing. Touching on issues including sexuality, race, environmental change and criminality, Before-and-After Photography examines major topics of current debate in the critique of photography in an accessible way to allow students and scholars to explore the rich conceptual issues around photography’s relationship with time andimagination.
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
232 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000213133
Related ISBNs:
9781474253116, 9781350143074, 9781003103424
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
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Selection and Editorial Material: Jordan Bear and Kate Palmer Albers
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Language Arts, Communication
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Jordan Bear
Edited by:
Kate Palmer Albers

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