| Description |
xii, 273 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-262) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- "It is not going to be easy to look into their eyes": privilege of perception in Let us now praise famous men -- Roland Barthes's 'mistaken' identification -- "From one dark shore to the other" : the epiphany of the image in Hugo von Hofmannsthal and W. G. Sebald -- Putting down photographic roots in Harlem: James Van Der Zee -- Looking through their eyes: photographic empowerment -- Five stories of 9/11 -- Epilogue: Bad pictures. |
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Photographs -- Psychological aspects.
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Photographs -- Psychological aspects. |
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Photography -- Social aspects.
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Photography -- Social aspects. |
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Photography in literature.
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Photography in literature. |
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Barthes, Roland. Chambre claire.
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Evans, Walker, 1903-1975.
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Evans, Walker, 1903-1975. |
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Van Der Zee, James, 1886-1983.
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Van Der Zee, James, 1886-1983. |
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) |
| ISBN |
9780226626468 paperback |
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0226626466 paperback |
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