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

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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