Katherine Hoffman

Concepts Of Identity

Historical And Contemporary Images And Portraits Of Self And Family

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Produktbeschreibung

Concepts of identity are complex and changing, and in this book Katherine Hoffman examines images of individuals and families from ancient Egypt to the present?more than two thirds of the book covers the twentieth century. Through a comprehensive study of paintings, sculpture, photography, film, television, and other media, Hoffman provides eye-opening insights on the identity of family and self through time and explores what these images say about the attitudes and values of a particular culture.Concepts of identity and self as individuals and families are complex and changing, but images from the artist, the photographer, the filmmaker, and TV producer can help us discover where we came from, who we are and why, and where we are in the maze of postmodern life. Katherine Hoffman explores portraits and images from ancient Egypt to the present?more than two-thirds of the book covers the twentieth century, including images from art, photography, film, TV, and other media. The 75 illustrations are integrated with the text.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 421g
• ISBN-13: 9780064302111
• ISBN-10: 0064302113
• Artikelnr.: 22095662

Autorenporträt

Hoffman, Katherine

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Of Families and Portraits
From Whence We Came
The Ancient and Medieval World
From the Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century
The Nineteenth Century
The Twentieth Century
19001945
The Late Forties and Fifties
The Sixties
The Seventies
The Eighties and Early Nineties
Epilogue: Identities, Images, and Stories.