African photographic archive
African photographic heritage research
African Photographs
African Photography
archival theory
Asiatic Bazaar
Black South Africans
Bryan Heseltine
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CWD
East Rand
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ethnographic photography
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Funeral Program
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Historical Photographic Collections
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International Anti-apartheid Movement
material culture studies
memory and identity formation
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Personal Archive
Photographic Archives
Photographic Collections
postcolonial visual culture
Social sciences
South Africa
South African Photography
South Western Uganda
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Visual representation
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Product details
- ISBN 9781472591241
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 23 Apr 2015
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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African photography has emerged as a significant focus of research and scholarship over the last twenty years, the result of a growing interest in postcolonial societies and cultures and a turn towards visual evidence across the humanities and social sciences. At the same time, many rich and fascinating photographic collections have come to light. This volume explores the complex theoretical and practical issues involved in the study of African photographic archives, based on case studies drawn from across the continent dating from the 19th century to the present day. Chapters consider what constitutes an archive, from the familiar mission and state archives to more local, vernacular and personal accumulations of photographs; the importance of a critical and reflexive engagement with photographic collections; and the question of where and what is ‘Africa’, as constructed in the photographic archive. Essential reading for all researchers working with photographic archives, this book consolidates current thinking on the topic and sets the agenda for future research in this field.
Christopher Morton is Curator of Photograph and Manuscript Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK and Lecturer in Visual and Material Anthropology at the University of Oxford, UK. Darren Newbury is Professor of Photographic History and Director of Postgraduate Studies in the College of Arts and Humanities, University of Brighton, UK.
