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Picturing the family : media, narrative, memory / edited by Silke Arnold-de Simine and Joanne Leal.

Contributor(s): Arnold-de Simine, Silke [editor.] | Leal, Joanne [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018Description: xvi, 228 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781474283601 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Photography of families | Memory -- Sociological aspects | Photography | PhotographyDDC classification: 770 Summary: Whether pasted into an album, framed or shared on social media, the family photograph simultaneously offers a private and public insight into the identity and past of its subject. Long considered a model for understanding individual identity, the idea of the family has increasingly formed the basis for exploring collective pasts and cultural memory. This title investigates how visual representations of the family reveal both personal and shared histories, evaluating the testimonial and social value of photography and film.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Whether pasted into an album, framed or shared on social media, the family photograph simultaneously offers a private and public insight into the identity and past of its subject. Long considered a model for understanding individual identity, the idea of the family has increasingly formed the basis for exploring collective pasts and cultural memory. This title investigates how visual representations of the family reveal both personal and shared histories, evaluating the testimonial and social value of photography and film.

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