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Photography and Environmental Activism: Visualising the Struggle Against Industrial Pollution

Conohar Scott

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Description:This publication maps out key moments in the history of environmentalist photography, while also examining contemporary examples of artistic practice.Historically, photography has acted as a technology for documenting the industrial transformation of the world around us; usually to benefit the interests of capitalist markets. An alternative photographic tradition exists, however, in which the indexical image is used evidentially to protest against incidents of industrial pollution. By providing a definition of environmental activism in photographic praxis, and identifying influential practitioners, this publication demonstrates that photography plays a vital role in the struggle against environmental despoliation.This book will be of interest to scholars in photography, art and visual culture, environmental humanities, and the history of photography.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Photography and Environmental Activism: Visualising the Struggle Against Industrial Pollution. To get started finding Photography and Environmental Activism: Visualising the Struggle Against Industrial Pollution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This publication maps out key moments in the history of environmentalist photography, while also examining contemporary examples of artistic practice.Historically, photography has acted as a technology for documenting the industrial transformation of the world around us; usually to benefit the interests of capitalist markets. An alternative photographic tradition exists, however, in which the indexical image is used evidentially to protest against incidents of industrial pollution. By providing a definition of environmental activism in photographic praxis, and identifying influential practitioners, this publication demonstrates that photography plays a vital role in the struggle against environmental despoliation.This book will be of interest to scholars in photography, art and visual culture, environmental humanities, and the history of photography.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Photography and Environmental Activism: Visualising the Struggle Against Industrial Pollution. To get started finding Photography and Environmental Activism: Visualising the Struggle Against Industrial Pollution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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