Book ID: CBB537949616

Photography and Environmental Activism: Visualising the Struggle Against Industrial Pollution (2022)

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Conohar Scott (Author)


Routledge


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 178
Language: English

This publication maps out key moments in the history of environmentalist photography, while also examining contemporary examples of artistic practice. Historically, photography has acted as a technology for documenting the industrial transformation of the world around us; usually to benefit the interests of capitalist markets. An alternative photographic tradition exists, however, in which the indexical image is used 'evidentially' to protest against incidents of industrial pollution. By providing a definition of environmental activism in photographic praxis, and identifying influential practitioners, this publication demonstrates that photography plays a vital role in the struggle against environmental despoliation. This book will be of interest to scholars in photography, art and visual culture, environmental humanities, and the history of photography.

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Authors & Contributors
Tironi, Manuel
Parak, Gisela
Bell, Shannon Elizabeth
Seymour, Nicole
Newman, Richard S.
Coates, Colin M.
Concepts
Environmentalism
Science and politics
Political activists and activism
Pollution
Visual representation; visual communication
Photography
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
United States
Love Canal
Yellow River (China)
England
New York City (New York, U.S.)
Netherlands
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