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9780822342052

Photographies East

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  • ISBN13:

    9780822342052

  • ISBN10:

    0822342057

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-04-01
  • Publisher: Duke Univ Pr

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Summary

"Through its 'radical attention to the unexpected, ' this bold and provocative collection asks vital questions about the disturbance created by photography. The sweep and intensity of this stellar ensemble make an essential contribution to our understanding of the photographic world-system."--Christopher Pinney, author of "Camera Indica: The Social Life of Indian Photographs"

Table of Contents

Introduction. Photographies East: The Camera and Its Histories in East and Southeast Asia
The Ghost in the Machine
The Curse of the Photograph: Atjeh 1901
The Photography Complex: Exposing Boxer-Era China (1900-1901), Making Civilization
Photography and the Power of Images in the History of Power: Notes from Thailand
In and Out of the Picture: Photography, Ritual, and Modernity in Aru, Indonesia
Mysterious Photographs
Abandoned Cities Seen Anew: Reflections on Spatial Specificity and Temporal Transience
Dark Enlightenment: Nait¿ Masatoshi's Flash
Cine-Photography as Racial Technology: Tanizaki Jun'ichir¿'s Close-up on the New/Oriental Woman's Face
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
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