Humanitarian Photography

A History

Nonfiction, History, World History, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Humanitarian Photography by , Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781316234839
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: February 23, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781316234839
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: February 23, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

For well over a century, humanitarians and their organizations have used photographic imagery and the latest media technologies to raise public awareness and funds to alleviate human suffering. This volume examines the historical evolution of what we today call 'humanitarian photography' - the mobilization of photography in the service of humanitarian initiatives across state boundaries - and asks how we can account for the shift from the fitful and debated use of photography for humanitarian purposes in the late nineteenth century to our current situation in which photographers market themselves as 'humanitarian photographers'. This book investigates how humanitarian photography emerged and how it operated in diverse political, institutional, and social contexts, bringing together more than a dozen scholars working on the history of humanitarianism, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations, and visual culture in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

For well over a century, humanitarians and their organizations have used photographic imagery and the latest media technologies to raise public awareness and funds to alleviate human suffering. This volume examines the historical evolution of what we today call 'humanitarian photography' - the mobilization of photography in the service of humanitarian initiatives across state boundaries - and asks how we can account for the shift from the fitful and debated use of photography for humanitarian purposes in the late nineteenth century to our current situation in which photographers market themselves as 'humanitarian photographers'. This book investigates how humanitarian photography emerged and how it operated in diverse political, institutional, and social contexts, bringing together more than a dozen scholars working on the history of humanitarianism, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations, and visual culture in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies by
Cover of the book Architecture of the Sacred by
Cover of the book Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America by
Cover of the book Arbitration in the Digital Age by
Cover of the book Gendering European Working Time Regimes by
Cover of the book The Elizabethan Country House Entertainment by
Cover of the book Niemandsland by
Cover of the book Introduction to Statistical Physics by
Cover of the book Gender Remade by
Cover of the book Dance to the Tune of Life by
Cover of the book Core Statistics by
Cover of the book Death and the American South by
Cover of the book Literature, Language, and the Rise of the Intellectual Disciplines in Britain, 1680–1820 by
Cover of the book Rome, Empire of Plunder by
Cover of the book Quasiconformal Surgery in Holomorphic Dynamics by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy