Nature Exposed

Photography as Eyewitness in Victorian Science

Autor: Jennifer Tucker

Jazyk:

Vazba: Brožovaná

Vydavatel: Johns Hopkins University Press

Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele

Odesíláme za 14-21 dnů

1 034 Kč

In Nature Exposed, Jennifer Tucker studies the intersecting trajectories of photography and modern s...

Informace o knize

Autor

Jennifer Tucker

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydáno

2013

Stránek

312

EAN

9781421410937

ISBN

1421410931

Enbook ID

04791815

Vydavatel

Johns Hopkins University Press

Hmotnost

446

Rozměry

164 x 237 x 21

Kompletní popis

In Nature Exposed, Jennifer Tucker studies the intersecting trajectories of photography and modern science in late Victorian Britain. She examines the role of photograph as witness in scientific investigation and explores the interplay between photography and scientific authority. Almost immediately after the invention of photography in 1839, photographs were characterized as offering objective access to reality-unmediated by human agency, political ties, or philosophy. This mechanical objectivity supposedly eliminated judgment and interpretation in reporting and picturing scientific results. But photography is a labor-intensive process that allows for, and sometimes requires, manipulation. In the late nineteenth century, the nature of this new technology sparked a complex debate about scientific practices and the value of the photographic images in the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge. Recovering the controversies and commentary surrounding the early creation of scientific photography and drawing on a wide range of new sources and critical theories, Tucker establishes a greater understanding of the rich visual culture of Victorian science and alternative forms of knowledge, including psychical research.

Mohlo by vás zajímat

Zákaznicí kteří koupili tuto knihu koupili také

Nejčastěji hledané

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produkty

Produkty

Nejčastěji hledané

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Produkty

Produkty

Nature Exposed

Photography as Eyewitness in Victorian Science

Informace o knize

Kompletní popis

Mohlo by vás zajímat

Zákaznicí kteří koupili tuto knihu koupili také