Seeing through Race is a boldly original reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. Martin A. Berger's provocative and groundbreaking study shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Berger analyzes many of these famous im…
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When Susan Sontag first proposed the idea of an "ecology of images," she meant it as an exhortation to be vigilant against the vast surplus of pictures threatening our ability to truly see. Today, beyond the deep anxieties over a diminishing attention economy, concern focuses on the environmental cost of storing and circulating the digital images that confront us with unprecedented speed. Agai…
2025 Anthology Award, North American Society for Sport History The stories behind and legacies of important sports photos from the last 130 years. Ever since photography and professional sports originated in the nineteenth century, photographers have shaped how we perceive sports. Sports through the Lens collects essays by twenty-five historians that consider what it means to capture and revi…
From stunning portraits of Notre Dame's most iconic scenery to charming glimpses of campus life, Love Thee, Notre Dame is a stirring testament to the spirit of the university. With over 150 inspiring photos, beloved campus photographer Matt Cashore captures the beauty, character, and heart of the University of Notre Dame. Love Thee, Notre Dame offers a unique glimpse at campus through the lens…
In New Mexico and across America, communities of color bear the brunt of contamination from generations of expansion, mining, nuclear testing and illegal dumping. The nation's largest uranium waste spill occurred in 1979 at Church Rock, and radioactivity in the Rio Puerco remains at dangerous levels. The National Trust for Historic Preservation listed Mount Taylor as one of the ten most endange…
The history, heritage, and architectural significance of Toronto's most notable theatres and movie houses. Movie houses first started popping up around Toronto in the 1910s and '20s, in an era without television and before radio had permeated every household. Dozens of these grand structures were built and soon became an important part of the cultural and architectural fabric of the city. A cen…
El séptimo arte revela una faceta didáctica poderosa. Evoca emociones profundas, invita a la reflexión, transforma nuestra comprensión del entorno e incluso puede moldear nuestra sociedad. De ahí el papel tan crucial que desempeñan las escuelas de cine para la formación de mejores directores, sonidistas, guionistas, teóricos, críticos y productores.Este libro documenta la trayectoria d…
"A revealing portrait of early forgotten women commercial photographers . . . This focused work brings forgotten history to life." — Publishers Weekly Recover the stories of long-overlooked American women who, at a time when women rarely worked outside the home, became commercial photographers and shaped the new, challenging medium. Covering two generations of photographers ranging from New…
Monstruos de papel se interroga sobre el modo en que, entre 1870 y 1915, la fotografía se incorporó a la medicina argentina a través de las revistas especializadas para producir conocimiento y consenso científico. Analiza cómo, a lo largo de este período, se conformó un canon visual para las ciencias médicas, se incluyó el medio fotográfico en las prácticas científicas experimentale…