The Mirror in the Ground

Archaeology, Photography and the making of an archive

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference
Cover of the book The Mirror in the Ground by Nick Shepherd, Jonathan Ball Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Nick Shepherd ISBN: 9781868427055
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers Publication: April 1, 2015
Imprint: Jonathan Ball Language: English
Author: Nick Shepherd
ISBN: 9781868427055
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Publication: April 1, 2015
Imprint: Jonathan Ball
Language: English

An important and original contribution to the study of the archive, The Mirror in the Ground approaches the discipline of archaeology in South Africa from the perspective of an interest in visualities. Author Nick Shepherd argues that it makes sense to talk about an archaeological aesthetics. The book explores the part a specifically archaeological concern with material cultures, objectified bodies and sites on the landscape has played in a local history of looking. Drawing from the archive of the South African archaeologist John Goodwin (1900-1959), the book interrogates the role of photography in the making of a disciplinary project in archaeology. JM Coetzee describes the book as 'a fresh way of looking at the photographic archive, with a commentary as moving and compassionate as it is unsettling.' Nick Shepherd is Associate Professor of Archaeology and African Studies at the University of Cape Town, where he convenes a graduate programme on Public Culture and Heritage. The Mirror in the Ground is the first volume in the relaunched Series in Visual Histories, produced by the Centre for Curating the Archive (CCA) at the University of Cape Town.

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

An important and original contribution to the study of the archive, The Mirror in the Ground approaches the discipline of archaeology in South Africa from the perspective of an interest in visualities. Author Nick Shepherd argues that it makes sense to talk about an archaeological aesthetics. The book explores the part a specifically archaeological concern with material cultures, objectified bodies and sites on the landscape has played in a local history of looking. Drawing from the archive of the South African archaeologist John Goodwin (1900-1959), the book interrogates the role of photography in the making of a disciplinary project in archaeology. JM Coetzee describes the book as 'a fresh way of looking at the photographic archive, with a commentary as moving and compassionate as it is unsettling.' Nick Shepherd is Associate Professor of Archaeology and African Studies at the University of Cape Town, where he convenes a graduate programme on Public Culture and Heritage. The Mirror in the Ground is the first volume in the relaunched Series in Visual Histories, produced by the Centre for Curating the Archive (CCA) at the University of Cape Town.

More books from Jonathan Ball Publishers

Cover of the book Notes From A Fractured Country by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Heartbreaker by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Mission to South Africa by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Mind your business by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book A Sprat To Catch A Mackerel by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book The Dead will Arise by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Fighting for the Dream by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Chad le Clos by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book The White Africans by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Die Staat vs. Oscar by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book From Playground to Prostitute by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Django by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Lawfare by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Who Rules South Africa? by Nick Shepherd
Cover of the book Whispers from the Depths by Nick Shepherd
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