Consuming Identities restores the California gold rush to its rightful place as the first pivotal chapter in the American history of photography, and uncovers nineteenth-century San Francisco's position in the vanguard of modern visual culture.
Consuming Identities restores the California gold rush to its rightful place as the first pivotal chapter in the American history of photography, and uncovers nineteenth-century San Francisco's position in the vanguard of modern visual culture.
Amy DeFalco Lippert is an Assistant Professor of American History and the College at the University of Chicago. Her research and teaching focus on the cultural and social history of the United States in the 19th century, particularly Americans' mass production, consumption, and interaction with visual imagery and problems of perception.
Inhaltsangabe
* Acknowledgements * A Note on Sources * Introduction * Chapter 1: "These Lofty Aspirants of Fame": The Making of the Gold Rush Legend * Chapter 2: "Ten Times Better Than a Letter": Gold Rush Photography * Chapter 3: "Base Falsehoods" and the Genuine Article: The Visual Economy of San Francisco * Chapter 4: From the Cradle to the Grave: Visualizing the Life Cycle * Chapter 5: Visual Desire: Love, Lust, and Virtual Reality * Chapter 6: Awful Magnificence: Infamy, Mortality, and Armchair Spectacles * Chapter 7: Celebrity Culture and the Gold Rush Metropolis * Conclusion * Selected Bibliography * Index
* Acknowledgements * A Note on Sources * Introduction * Chapter 1: "These Lofty Aspirants of Fame": The Making of the Gold Rush Legend * Chapter 2: "Ten Times Better Than a Letter": Gold Rush Photography * Chapter 3: "Base Falsehoods" and the Genuine Article: The Visual Economy of San Francisco * Chapter 4: From the Cradle to the Grave: Visualizing the Life Cycle * Chapter 5: Visual Desire: Love, Lust, and Virtual Reality * Chapter 6: Awful Magnificence: Infamy, Mortality, and Armchair Spectacles * Chapter 7: Celebrity Culture and the Gold Rush Metropolis * Conclusion * Selected Bibliography * Index
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