Ashley la Grange

Basic Critical Theory for Photographers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 843g
• ISBN-13: 9781138129573
• ISBN-10: 1138129577
• Artikelnr.: 44116724

Autorenporträt

Head of Photography at Rickmansworth School, UK. He is a consultant for exam boards in charge of deciding photography syllabi. He has a particular interest in demystifying critical theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Aims of book
Berger's 'Ways of Seeing' - consumerism, sexism and distortion of artistic worth by capitalism
Formalist/realist approach - Szarkowski and Shore
Sontag's 'On Photography'
Roland Barthes, "Camera Lucida?
Martha Rosler
Solomon-Godeau 'Inside/Out' (in conjunction with Sontag and Rosler this section illustrates how arguments develop)
Clive Scott, photography and language
Grundberg's 'The Crisis of the real' - postmodernism
Raghubir Singh, "River of Colour?
"The Adventures of a Photographer?, a short story by Italio Calvino
Haitian poem by Felix Morisseau-Leroy
Poem by George Szirtes
Case studies - advertising and photojournalism (not major sections)
Appendixes
Glossary
Index
Reading list
Theoretical and practical assignments at the end of each chapter.

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Introduction; Aims of book; Berger's 'Ways of Seeing' - consumerism, sexism and distortion of artistic worth by capitalism; Formalist/realist approach - Szarkowski and Shore; Sontag's 'On Photography'; Roland Barthes, "Camera Lucida; Martha Rosler; Solomon-Godeau 'Inside/Out' (in conjunction with Sontag and Rosler this section illustrates how arguments develop); Clive Scott, photography and language; Grundberg's 'The Crisis of the real' - postmodernism; Raghubir Singh, "River of Colour; "The Adventures of a Photographer, a short story by Italio Calvino; Haitian poem by Felix Morisseau-Leroy; Poem by George Szirtes; Case studies - advertising and photojournalism (not major sections); Appendixes; Glossary; Index; Reading list; Theoretical and practical assignments at the end of each chapter.

Rezensionen

"Ashley la Grange has written an excellent book which navigates through the context and meaning of photography. It covers photography from a range of cultural and historical perspectives as well as guiding the reader though a visual language which many outside the world of academic photography can only guess at...Basic Critical Theory for Photographers is one of those books which should become part of the syllabus of many of the excellent photography courses that are out there." - www.kickstartnews.com, Feb 2006

"...a good introduction to theory for photographers looking to expand their understanding of their art form." - Photo Techniques, May/June 2006