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Title Portraiture and photography in Africa / edited by John Peffer and Elisabeth L. Cameron.

Publication Info. Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series African expressive cultures
African expressive cultures.
Note Some essays originally presented at the conference "Portrait Photography in African Worlds" (February 3-4, 2006), University of California, Santa Cruz.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Exchange -- Social lives -- Traditions.
Summary Beautifully illustrated, Portrait Photography in Africa offers new interpretations of the cultural and historical roles of photography in Africa. Twelve leading scholars look at early photographs, important photographers' studios, the uses of portraiture in the 19th century, and the current passion for portraits in Africa. They review a variety of topics, including what defines a common culture of photography, the social and political implications of changing technologies for portraiture, and the lasting effects of culture on the idea of the person depicted in the photographic image.
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Subject Africans -- Portraits.
Africans.
Genre/Form Portraits.
Subject Portrait photography -- Social aspects -- Africa.
Portrait photography -- Social aspects.
Africa.
Portrait photography.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Portraits.
Added Author Peffer, John.
Cameron, Elisabeth Lynn.
Added Title Portraiture & photography in Africa
Other Form: Print version: Peffer, John. Portraiture and Photography in Africa. Indiana University Press 2013 1299652239
ISBN 9780253008725 (electronic book)
0253008727 (electronic book)
1299652239 (electronic book)
9781299652231 (electronic book)
9780253008602 (paperback)
0253008603 (paperback)