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Eyewitnessing : the uses of images as historical evidence / Peter Burke.
Author
Burke, Peter, 1937-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, ©2001.
Description
223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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H61 .H83 2001
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History
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Methodology
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History
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Evaluation
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Event history analysis
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Motion pictures and history
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Series
Picturing history series
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Summary note
"What place do images hold among other kinds of historical evidence? In Eyewitnessing, Peter Burke reviews graphics, photographs, films and other media from many countries and periods and examines their pragmatic uses. This profusely illustrated book surveys the opportunities and the challenges of using images to understand other times." "In a thorough and compelling defence of the importance of the visual to history, Burke argues that images should not be considered mere reflections of their time and place, but rather extensions of the social contexts in which they were produced. The author describes and evaluates the methods by which art historians have traditionally analyzed images and finds them insufficient to deal with the complexities of visual imagery." "In developing a richer mode of visual interpretation, Burke devotes much attention to religious icons and narratives as well as to propaganda posters, caricatures and maps. Eyewitnessing, also addresses the economics of images - some, such as films, are commodities in themselves, while others are created to advertise other products. Concentrating on the representation of social groups, the author explores stereotypes as well as notions of foreignness and gender. In this wide-ranging, highly accessible volume, Burke helps us to understand the promise and the pitfalls of using visual evidence in the writing of history."--Jacket.
Notes
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2001 by Reaktion Books, London, in the Picturing history series"--Title page verso.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index.
Contents
Photographs and portraits
Iconography and iconology
The sacred and the supernatural
Power and protest
Material culture through images
Views of society
Stereotypes of others
Visual narratives
From witness to historian
Beyond iconography?
The cultural history of images.
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ISBN
080143968X ((cloth))
9780801439681 ((cloth))
9780801473180 ((pbk.))
0801473187 ((pbk.))
1861890923
9781861890924
LCCN
2001028741
OCLC
46703466
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