Book ID: CBB105087553

Photography’s Materialities: Transatlantic Photographic Practices over the Long Nineteenth Century (2021)

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There is little dispute that photography is a material practice, and that the photograph itself is ineluctably material. And yet “matter,” “material,” and “materiality” have proven to be remarkably elusive terms of inquiry, frequently producing studies that are disparate in scope, sharing seemingly little common ground. Although the wide methodological range of materialist study can be dizzying, it is this book’s contention that that multiplicity is also the field’s greatest asset, keeping materialist inquiry enduringly vibrant—provided that varying methods are in close enough proximity to converse. Photography’s Materialities orchestrates one such conversation. Juxtaposing the insights of theorists like Lacan, Benjamin, and Latour beside close studies of crime, spirit, and composite photography, among others, this collection aims for a productive synergy, one capacious enough to span transatlantic spaces over the long nineteenth century.

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Review Elisa DeCourcy (October 2022) Review of "Photography’s Materialities: Transatlantic Photographic Practices over the Long Nineteenth Century". Technology and Culture (pp. 1223-1225). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Straeten, Jonas van der
Thomas Stubblefield
Gabriella Giannachi
Kern, Emily Margaret
Skeehan, Danielle C.
Benjamin Fraser
Concepts
Technology and culture
Photography
Technology and art
Visual representation; visual communication
Material culture
Popular culture
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
20th century, early
Modern
Bronze age
Places
United States
Atlantic world
Mediterranean region
Central Asia
London (England)
New Zealand
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