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Mass photography : collective histories of everyday life / Annebella Pollen.
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Pollen, Annebella
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London ; New York : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2016.
©2016
Description
xiii, 245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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Marquand Library - Photography
TR145 .P66 2016
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Vernacular photography
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Great Britain
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History
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20th century
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Case studies
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Vernacular photography
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Social aspects
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Photography
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Great Britain
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History
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Series
International library of visual culture ; 20.
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International Library of Visual Culture ; 20
Summary note
With increasingly accessible camera technology available, crowdsourced collective histories of everyday life, harnessing amateur photographers to secure a snapshot of a single day, abound like never before. 'Mass photography' assesses the potential of these popular moment-intime projects by examining their historical predecessors. For the first time, it views the vast photographic collections resulting from such projects, analysing their structures and systems, their aims and objectives, and their claims and promises. The central case study is of 55,000 photographs submitted to One Day for Life in 1987, which aimed, in its own time, to be 'the biggest photographic event the world had ever seen'. 'Mass photography' also makes a new and valuable contribution by taking a fresh look at amateur photographic practice on an unprecedented scale.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 226-240) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Approaching Mass Photography: Methods, models, and Debates
Days in the Life: Mass Observation to Crowdsourcing
One Day for Life: Charity, Competition, Archive
Everyday Life and Ordinary Photography: Documentary Hopes and Expectations
Scale and Monumentality: Collective Identity and Imagined Community
Humanism and Compassion: Photographic Democracy and Emotional Affect
Competitive Aesthetics: Art, Amateurism and Ambition
Visual Time Capsules: Photographic Memory and Historical Desire
Conclusion: Legacies, Promises and Potential
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9781784530112 ((hardback))
1784530115 ((hardback))
OCLC
909250433
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