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[ecrea] New book out: Photography and Other Media in the Nineteenth Century

Tue Mar 20 23:27:16 GMT 2018




It’s my pleasure to announce the publication of the bookPhotographyandOtherMedia/in the Nineteenth Century/, co-edited by me and Nicoletta Leonardi.

 From the publisher:
In this volume, leading scholars ofphotographyandmediaexaminephotography’s vital role in the evolution ofmediaandcommunication in the nineteenth century. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the introduction of telegraphy, the development of a cheaperandmore reliable postal service, the rise of the mass-circulation press,andthe emergence of the railway dramatically changed the way people communicatedandexperienced timeandspace. Concurrently,photographydeveloped as a medium that changed how images were producedandcirculated. Yet, for the most part,photographyof the era is studied outside the field ofmediahistory. The contributors to this volume challenge those established disciplinary boundaries as they programmatically explore the intersections ofphotographyand“newmedia” during a period of fast-paced change. Their essays look at the emergenceandearly history ofphotographyin the context of broader changes in the history of communications; the role of the nascent photographic press inphotography’s infancy;andthe development of photographic techniques as part of a broadermediaculture that included the mass-consumed novel, sound recording,andcinema. Featuring essays by noteworthy historians inphotographyandmediahistory, this discipline-shifting examination of the communication revolution of the nineteenth century is an essential addition to the field ofmediastudies. In addition to the editors, contributors to this volume are Geoffrey Batchen, Geoffrey Belknap, Lynn Berger, Jan von Brevern, Anthony Enns,André Gaudreault, Lisa Gitelman, David Henkin, Erkki Huhtamo, Philippe Marion, Peppino Ortoleva, Steffen Siegel, Richard Taws,andKim Timby. You can find/PhotographyandOtherMediain the Nineteenth Century/on the Penn State University Press web site at this URL: http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-07916-5.html
Take 30% off with code NLSN18 when you order through psupress.org

Be sure to ask for it at your local libraryand bookstore!




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