Using photographs in historical research / author, Colleen O'Reilly (Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA).

Format:

Website/Database

Author/Creator:

O'Reilly, Colleen, author.

Contributor:

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), contributor, commissioning body, digitiser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research.

Methodology.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2021.

Summary:

This case study will outline an approach to using photographs in research. It will explore a selection of photographs from an archival collection that show scenes from World War I. In these images, which are taken in France as well as Algeria in 1918 and 1919, we see soldiers, weaponry, human remains, and ruins of buildings. We also see images of picturesque scenery, children playing, and people walking in the street going about their day. This collection will allow us to identify many of the key questions and issues that come up when exploring historical photographs. We will discuss not only the complexities of using photographic images as evidence of past events but also as historical objects and examples of visual culture. I will explain the important things to consider about the photograph not just as a window into the past, but as a creative work and as a material artifact. This case study will equip readers with the tools to skilfully use photographic archives in any research project.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 17, 2022).

Publisher Number:

10.47594/RMPS_0119

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.