Photography: A Critical Introduction

Product Description 
Now in its sixth edition, this seminal textbook examines key debates in photographic theory and places them in their social and political contexts. Written especially for students in further and higher education and for introductory college courses, it provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing. 
Individual chapters cover: 
• Key debates in photographic theory and history 
• Documentary photography and photojournalism 
• Personal and popular photography 
• Photography and the human body 
• Photography and commodity culture 
• Photography as art. 
This revised and updated edition includes new case studies on topics such as: Black Lives Matter and the racialised body; the #MeToo movement; materialism and embodiment; nation branding; and an extended critical discussion of landscape as genre. 
Illustrated with over 100 colour and black and white photographs, it features work from Bill Brandt, Susan Derges, Rineke Dijkstra, Fran Herbello, Hannah Höch, Mari Katayama, Sant Khalsa, Karen Knorr, Dorothea Lange, Susan Meiselas, Lee Miller, Ingrid Pollard, Jacob Riis, Alexander Rodchenko, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman and Jeff Wall. 
A fully updated resource information, including guides to public archives and useful websites, full glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography, plus additional resources at routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9780367222758/ make this an ideal introduction to the field. 
 Review 
"More than 20 years after its original publication, Photography: A Critical Introduction remains a key go-to text for photography students. This new edition sees canonical case studies such as Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother joined by new material on #MeToo and Black Lives Matter securing the book’s place as an important resource for students interested in exploring photography in its social and political contexts." 
Sally Miller, Senior Lecturer Photography, University of Brighton, UK 
"In its sixth edition, the Critical Introduction remains at the top of any booklist for students of photography. True to its aim, it introduces the principal concepts and debates for photography history, theory and practice, with plenty of examples and accessible analyses. Updated for a photography that has thoroughly assimilated digital technology, it provides insightful and critical overviews of the developing approaches to understanding and using photography in response to its ubiquitous availability and to changes in theoretical thinking." 
Jane Tormey, Author of Routledge Companion to Photography Theory; Cities and Photography; Photographic Realism: late twentieth-century aesthetics\nPraise for previous editions: 
"Liz Wells’ book provides an excellent point of entry into the complex theoretical terrain of photography studies, guiding students through critical debates towards an informed understanding of key domains of photographic practice. First published in the 1990s, Photography: A Critical Introduction has established itself as an essential introduction; written in an accessible style, it consolidates the critical literature on photography that has emerged over recent decades, and helps the reader to navigate this extensive and growing field of study." 
Darren Newbury, Professor of Photographic History, University of Brighton, UK 
"The boundaries of contemporary photography are becoming difficult to define while its past is becoming more complicated than we ever imagined. Wells' book is an extraordinary attempt to hold it all together and guide us through." 
David Campany, Reader in Photography, University of Westminster, UK 
"Bravo to Liz Wells who has done it again with her new edition. It is a must for both educators and students." 
Ann Chwatsky, photographer and educator, New York University, USA 
"A brilliantly designed book. It provides a much-needed conceptual perspective, so lacking in other histories of photography, and with the new material on photojournalism [the book] is even s

Arts & Photography

Wells, Liz

History & Criticism

Routledge

Liz Wells is Professor Emeritus in Photographic Culture, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business, University of Plymouth, UK.

This is the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts. Written especially for students in further education, higher education and introductory college courses, it provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing. Individual chapters cover key debates and theorists; the documentary role of the camera; the popular and personal, including the family album; advertising and commodity culture; photography as fine art and photography and digital imaging. Designed to direct students to key reading and to assist understanding of central concepts, this accessible textbook includes: * Principal references in the margin * A full glossary of terms * Comprehensive end-of-chapter bibliographies * Case studies demonstrating methods of analysis The discussion of theories, case studies and developments is impressively illustrated throughout with photographs and images, their diversity reflecting the breadth of issues and practices covered. Work by Jacob Rees, Dorothea Lange and Lee Friedlander features in the discussion of documentary photography. Advertising and contemporary fashion photography are exemplified by images from early Kodak advertising and recent campaigns by Benetton. Photographers referenced in the discussion of photography as fine art include Bill Brandt, Alexander Rodchenko, Lee Miller and Ingrid Pollard. The significance of new image technologies in the 'post-photographic' era is illustrated with computer-generated images and a NASA satellite image of Earth. Liz Wells, The London Institute, Patricia Holland, Freelance Writer and Filmmaker Martin Lister, University of the West of England Derrick Price, University of the West of

This is the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts. Written especially for students in further and higher education, it provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing. Individual chapters cover key debates and theorists; the documentary role of the camera; the popular and personal with particular attention to the family album; advertising and commodity culture; photography as fine art and photography and digital imaging. Designed to direct students of photography to key reading and assist the understanding of key terms, a list of resources which includes archives and galleries and a comprehensive bibliography. It is lavishly illustrated with over 80 illustrations. Among these are key nineteenth-century photographers Camille Silvy and Peter Henry Emerson; documentary photographers Frank Sutcliffe and Dorothea Lange; images from Victorian and family albums; early product advertising form Kodak and contemporary fashion photography from Benetton; computer generated images and a NASA satellite image of earth; images from famous artists such as Alexander Rodchenko, Bill Brandt and Lee Miller.

Photography & Video

Photography, Curation, Criticism

Photography, Curation, Criticism: An Anthology

Relic

University Of Plymouth Press

Beauty

In this major work on landscape photography, extensively illustrated in color and black and white, Liz Wells is concerned with the ways in which photographers engage with issues about land, its representation and idealization. She demonstrates how the visual interpretation of land as landscape reflects and reinforces contemporary political, social, and environmental attitudes. She also asks what is at stake in landscape photography now through placing critical appraisal of key examples of work by photographers working in, for example, the USA, in Europe, Scandinavia and Baltic areas, within broader art historical and political concerns. This illuminating book will interest readers in photography and media, geography, art history, and travel, as well as those concerned with environmental issues.

Land Matters: Landscape Photography, Culture and Identity (International Library of Cultural Studies, 6)

Land Matters: Landscape Photography, Culture and Identity (International Library of Cultural Studies)

I.B.Tauris

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Photography: A Critical Introduction

Photography: A Critical Introduction

Photography: A Critical Introduction

Photography: A Critical Introduction

Photography, Curation, Criticism

Photography, Curation, Criticism: An Anthology

Relic

Beauty

Land Matters: Landscape Photography, Culture and Identity (International Library of Cultural Studies, 6)

Land Matters: Landscape Photography, Culture and Identity (International Library of Cultural Studies)