Picturing ourselves: photography and autobiography

Auteur :
Rugg, Linda Haverty
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226731469
Date de publication :
8 déc. 1997
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Photography has transformed the way we picture ourselves. This text tracks the impact of photography on the formation of the self-image through the study of four literary autobiographers concerned with the power of photography. All four writers tried to reconcile the image with the self.