ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|37 pages
The millennium camera
chapter 3|23 pages
The camera–body’s V
part II|50 pages
Making the camera
chapter 4|21 pages
A wooden box, tripod and cloth
chapter 5|25 pages
“Buy film not megapixels”
part III|48 pages
The Leica tattoo