Dean Worcester's Fantasy Islands : Photography, Film, and the Colonial Philippines /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rice, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : The University of Michigan Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Worcester, Dean C. > (Dean Conant), > 1866-1924.
Worcester, Dean C. > (Dean Conant), > 1866-1924 > Political and social views.
Political and social views.
Photography > Political aspects.
Photography in ethnology.
Photographers.
International relations.
Colonization.
Colonial administrators.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Photographie en ethnologie > Philippines > Histoire.
Photographie > Aspect politique > Philippines > Histoire.
Photographes > Philippines > Biographies.
Administrateurs coloniaux > Philippines > Biographies.
Photography in ethnology > Philippines > History.
Photography > Political aspects > Philippines > History.
Photographers > Philippines > Biography.
Colonial administrators > Philippines > Biography.
United States.
Philippines.
Philippines > Histoire > Ouvrages illustres.
Philippines > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Philippines.
Philippines > Colonization > History.
Philippines > History > Pictorial works.
Biographies.
Pictorial works.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9780472120338

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