Towards a Philosophy of Photography
Towards a Philosophy of Photography
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Shows how the transformation of textual into visual culture (from the linearity of history into the two-dimensionality of magic) and of industrial into post-industrial society (from work into leisure) went hand in hand, and how photography allows us to read and interpret these changes with particular clarity.
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Towards a Philosophy of Photography by Vilm Flusser
Shows how the transformation of textual into visual culture (from the linearity of history into the two-dimensionality of magic) and of industrial into post-industrial society (from work into leisure) went hand in hand, and how photography allows us to read and interpret these changes with particular clarity.
A relatively little-known but significant text-- Lindsay Smith, The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Studies
Vilem Flusser was born in Prague in 1920. After emigrating to Brazil and then to France, he embarked on an influential career as a lecturer and writer on language, design and communication. He died in 1991.
Also available from Reaktion by Vilem Flusser is The Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781861890764 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861890761 |
| Titre | Towards a Philosophy of Photography |
| Auteur | Vilem Flusser |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Reaktion Books |
| Année de publication | 2000-10-01 |
| Nombre de pages | 176 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |