Paper Cities

Urban Portraits in Photographic Books

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Thought-provoking case studies on cities, photographs and books. Photographic books are almost as old as photography itself, and the city is one of their first and more recurring themes. Cities have been, and they continue to be, intensely photographed under a wide variety of forms, materialities, intentions and genres. This volume examines how a city can be moulded through the particularities of a photographic book, suggesting how urban portraits configure an overlooked, yet quite specific, photo-textual practice. Ranging from early photography to contemporary works, Paper Cities gathers thought-provoking case studies from several international contexts, providing new insights into art, material culture, history, heritage and memory, while simultaneously illuminating the debate on cities, photographs and books. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content). Contributors: Steven Jacobs (Ghent University), Simon Dell (University of East Anglia), Hugh Campbell (University College Dublin), Steven Humblet (LUCA School of Arts), Chris Balaschak (Flagler College), Annarita Teodosio (University of Salerno), Cecile Laly (Université Paris I), Mónica Pacheco (University College London), Douglas Klahr (University of Texas), Johanna M. Blokker (Bamberg University), Philip Goldswain (University of Western Australia).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-04-21
Mått170 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt907 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagLeuven University Press
ISBN9789462700581

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Introduction. Paper Cities: Notes on a Photo-Textual Genre Susana S. Martins and Anne ReverseauPart 1 Photo-Textualities, between Experience and Experiment Variétés (1928-1930) and the Surrealist Aesthetics of Urban Picture Spreads Steven JacobsAfter the Portrait? N.E. Thing Co.'s Portfolio of Piles Simon DellPassengers: Urban Portraiture Goes Underground Hugh CampbellThe Rhythms of the Street: The Photobook as Walkscape Steven HumbletPart 2 City Cartographies, from Document to SentimentThe Slavic Court: Lewis Hine and Informal Urbanism in Homestead Chris BalaschakCities from the Sky: Aerial Photography in Select 20th-Century Italian Experiences Annarita TeodosioMultifaceted Portraits of Tokyo in Contemporary Photobooks Cecile LalyUrban Representation in Photographic Books: Emotional City Mapping through The Innocence of Objects Mónica PachecoPart 3 History and the Printed Politics of MemoryNazi Stereoscopic Photobooks of Vienna and Prague: Geopolitical Propaganda Collides with a Distinctive Visual Medium Douglas KlahrRemembering and Experiencing German Cities in Photographic Books after World War II Johanna M. BlokkerPicturing a City: Charles Marville's Albums of Paris Philip GoldswainNotes on the Authors Notes on the Editors

'Paper Cities' successfully adds to the expanding field of studies on the photobook, most notably thanks to the array of thought-provoking case studies which span various cultures, histories and chronologies. The book would be a resource for scholars and students of photography history, art history, architectural history and urban studies who specifically have an interest in space, place, cities, cultural memory and material culture.Alexandra Tommasini, Visual Studies, Vol. 32 , Issue 3, 2017