The indigenous lens? : early photography in the Near and Middle East / edited by Markus Ritter and Staci G. Scheiwiller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ritter, Markus, 1967- editor.

Scheiwiller, Staci Gem, editor.

Lawrence H. Herring Memorial Fund.

Series:

Studies in theory and history of photography ; v. 8.

Studies in theory and history of photography ; vol. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography--Middle East--History--19th century.

Photography.

History.

Middle East.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

372 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Early photography in the Near and Middle East

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, [2018]

Summary:

The historiography of early photography has scarcely examined Islamic countries in the Near and Middle East, although the new technique was adopted very quickly there by the 1840s. Which regional, local, and global aspects can be made evident? What role did autochthonous image and art traditions have, and which specific functions did photography meet since its introduction? This collective volume deals with examples from Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and the Arab lands and with the question of local specifics, or an 'indigenous lens'. The contributions broach the issues of regional histories of photography, local photographers, specific themes and practices, and historical collections in these countries. They offer, for the first time in book form, a cross-section through a developing field of the history of photography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lawrence H. Herring Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9783110491357

3110491354

OCLC:

1017082455

Publisher Number:

9783110491357