Soldier Snapshots : Masculinity, Play, and Friendship in the Everyday Photographs of Men in the American Military /

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"In Soldier Snapshots, Jay Mechling reveals how vernacular photos by men in the military reveal layers of meaning that require us to incorporate perspectives drawn from the fields of psychoanalysis, masculinity and gender studies, cultural anthropology, and American Studies to interpret them. A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mechling, Jay, 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vernacular photography.
Soldiers > Recreation.
Photographic criticism.
Male friendship.
Soldiers > Recreation > United States > Pictorial works.
Male friendship > United States > Pictorial works.
Vernacular photography > United States.
United States.
Pictorial works.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In Soldier Snapshots, Jay Mechling reveals how vernacular photos by men in the military reveal layers of meaning that require us to incorporate perspectives drawn from the fields of psychoanalysis, masculinity and gender studies, cultural anthropology, and American Studies to interpret them. As with his other books-on topics such as the Boy Scouts, wildlife, and children's folklore-Mechling seeks an understanding of American culture by subjecting particular bits of evidence to scrutiny to see how the part can reveal the whole. The 84 photographs in this book are part of a collection of vintage snapshots collected by Mechling from online auctions and vintage photography shows. He presents and discusses them using themes such as play, male friendship, and the male body"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780700632442

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