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Over Exposed: Essays on Contemporary Photography

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In recent years, photographic images have been blamed for everything from heroin chic and meaningless politics to women’s distorted body images and the death of Princess Diana. In Over Exposed, a group of distinguished photographers, critics, and cultural historians examine the many roles of photography in contemporary western culture, covering questions about representation, sexual politics, public policy, and cultural activism.

Taking up where her widely praised first collection, The Critical Image, left off, Carol Squiers, senior editor of American Photo, collects writing on the most important issues in contemporary photography including those raised by the new digital photography and the Web.

Contributors include:

Geoffrey Batchen
Deborah Bright
Victor Burgin
Rosalyn Deutsche
Timothy Druckrey
Jan Zita Grover
Andy Grundberg
Therese Harlan
Silvia Kolbowski
Rosalind Krauss
Kobena Mercer
Christian Metz
Kathy Myers
Griselda Pollock
Abigail Solomon-Godeau
Carol Squiers

Language: English

Pages: 330

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The New Press

Release: June 01, 1999

ISBN: 1565845226

ISBN 13: 9781565845220

Over Exposed: Essays on Contemporary Photography

3.6/5 ( ratings)

In recent years, photographic images have been blamed for everything from heroin chic and meaningless politics to women’s distorted body images and the death of Princess Diana. In Over Exposed, a group of distinguished photographers, critics, and cultural historians examine the many roles of photography in contemporary western culture, covering questions about representation, sexual politics, public policy, and cultural activism.

Taking up where her widely praised first collection, The Critical Image, left off, Carol Squiers, senior editor of American Photo, collects writing on the most important issues in contemporary photography including those raised by the new digital photography and the Web.

Contributors include:

Geoffrey Batchen
Deborah Bright
Victor Burgin
Rosalyn Deutsche
Timothy Druckrey
Jan Zita Grover
Andy Grundberg
Therese Harlan
Silvia Kolbowski
Rosalind Krauss
Kobena Mercer
Christian Metz
Kathy Myers
Griselda Pollock
Abigail Solomon-Godeau
Carol Squiers

Language: English

Pages: 330

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The New Press

Release: June 01, 1999

ISBN: 1565845226

ISBN 13: 9781565845220

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