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Photography and Ireland
Justin Carville
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Description for Photography and Ireland
Paperback. Accessibly written and accompanied by a wealth of images, Photography and Ireland moves beyond cliched images to address the political upheavals, social transformation and geographical re-imaginings of Ireland as a colony, a nation, a province and a sovereign state. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 216 pages, 113 colour illustrations, 125 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AJC; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 193 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 774.
Photography has been part of Irish cultural life since 1839 but little is known of its long and sometimes complex history. Outside Ireland there has been scant attention given to Irish photography beyond picturesque tourist views of the Irish landscape and photojournalistic representations of 'The Troubles'. This book changes the picture, casting its focus between these polar, and often cliched, extremes to address the political upheavals, social transformation and geographical re-imaginings of Ireland as a colony, a nation, a province and a sovereign state. As Justin Carville demonstrates, photography has not only documented these transformations but has also helped shape ... Read more
Photography has been part of Irish cultural life since 1839 but little is known of its long and sometimes complex history. Outside Ireland there has been scant attention given to Irish photography beyond picturesque tourist views of the Irish landscape and photojournalistic representations of 'The Troubles'. This book changes the picture, casting its focus between these polar, and often cliched, extremes to address the political upheavals, social transformation and geographical re-imaginings of Ireland as a colony, a nation, a province and a sovereign state. As Justin Carville demonstrates, photography has not only documented these transformations but has also helped shape ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Exposures
Condition
New
Weight
769g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861898715
SKU
V9781861898715
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Ref
99-15
About Justin Carville
Justin Carville is a lecturer in the history and theory of photography at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. He has written on the subject of photography and Ireland for journals including Photography and Culture, Source and The Journal of Popular Visual Culture.
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