Defining Moments in Photography Ser.: Lynching Photographs by Shawn Michelle Smith and Dora Apel (2008, Perfect)

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Lynching Photographs, Paperback by Apel, Dora; Smith, Shawn Michelle, ISBN 0520253329, ISBN-13 9780520253322, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Presents an analysis of lynching photographs, covering their history, meanings, uses, and displays.

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PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520253329
ISBN-139780520253322
eBay Product ID (ePID)59748224

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Number of Pages110 Pages
Publication NameLynching Photographs
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
SubjectDiscrimination & Race Relations, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Criticism, United States / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Photography, History
AuthorShawn Michelle Smith, Dora Apel
SeriesDefining Moments in Photography Ser.
FormatPerfect

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Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2007-000210
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number2
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal364.1/34
Table Of ContentIntroduction Anthony W. Lee The Evidence of Lynching Photographs Shawn Michelle Smith Lynching Photographs and the Politics of Public Shaming Dora Apel Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index
SynopsisWhy do we look at lynching photographs? What is the basis for our curiosity, rage, indignation, or revulsion? Beginning in the late nineteenth century, nearly five thousand blacks were put to death at the hands of lynch mobs throughout America. In many communities it was a public event, to be witnessed, recorded, and made available by means of photographs. In this book, the art historian Dora Apel and the American Studies scholar Shawn Michelle Smith examine lynching photographs as a way of analyzing photography's historical role in promoting and resisting racial violence. They further suggest how these photographs continue to affect the politics of spectatorship. In clear prose, and with carefully chosen images, the authors chart the history of lynching photographs-their meanings, uses, and controversial display-and offer terms in which to understand our responsibilities as viewers and citizens., Why do we look at lynching photographs? What is the basis for our curiosity, rage, indignation, or revulsion? Beginning in the late nineteenth century, nearly five thousand blacks were put to death at the hands of lynch mobs throughout America. In many communities it was a public event, to be witnessed, recorded, and made available by means of photographs. In this book, the art historian Dora Apel and the American Studies scholar Shawn Michelle Smith examine lynching photographs as a way of analyzing photography's historical role in promoting and resisting racial violence. They further suggest how these photographs continue to affect the politics of spectatorship. In clear prose, and with carefully chosen images, the authors chart the history of lynching photographs--their meanings, uses, and controversial display--and offer terms in which to understand our responsibilities as viewers and citizens.
LC Classification NumberHV6459.A64 2007

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