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Dean Worcester's fantasy islands : photography, film, and the colonial Philippines /

"Informed by contemporary theories of colonial photography and the history of U.S. imperialism, Dean Worcester's Fantasy Islands--a product of intensive archival research at the University of Michigan and elsewhere--is narrative in its approach, tracing Worcester's emergence both as a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rice, Mark (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor, Michigan : The University of Michigan Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Informed by contemporary theories of colonial photography and the history of U.S. imperialism, Dean Worcester's Fantasy Islands--a product of intensive archival research at the University of Michigan and elsewhere--is narrative in its approach, tracing Worcester's emergence both as a colonial administrator and a photographer and analyzing the intersections between his personal desires and his political agenda as they shaped his photography in the Philippines. Author Mark Rice discusses the controversies that surrounded Worcester's use of evocative photography and demonstrates his lasting influence on dominant modes of ethnographic photography as seen in the pages of National Geographic and elsewhere"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index.
ISBN:9780472120338
0472120336
1322063583
9781322063584