The Camera as Actor: Photography and the Embodiment of Technology

by Amy Cox Hall (Editor)

Overview

Looking beyond the impact photographs have on the perpetuation and expression of social norms and stereotypes, and the influence of the act of taking a photograph, this new collection brings together international scholars to examine the camera itself as an actor.

Bringing the camera back into view, this volume furthers our understanding of how, and in what ways, imaging technology shapes us, our lives, and the representations out of which we fashion knowledge, base our judgments and ultimately act. Through a broad range of case studies, the authors in this collection make the convincing claim that the camera is much more than a mechanical device brought to life by the photographer.

This book will be of interest to scholars in photography, visual culture, anthropology and the history of photography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367652937
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/26/2024
Series:	Routledge History of Photography
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Amy Cox Hall is a writer and cultural anthropologist.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Camera as Actor Amy Cox Hall, Amherst College, USA Chapter 1: What is a Camera? Kelley Wilder, Director, Photographic History Centre, De Montfort University, UK Chapter 2: The Camera as a Measuring Instrument Tomaš Dvorak, FAMU Prague, Czech Republic Chapter 3: The camera as tool, archive, and witness: Capturing epistemic injustice, responsibility, and disobedience. Alexander I. Stingl College d'etudes mondiales, Paris, France Chapter 4: Reflection, part I Amy Cox Hall, Amherst College, USA Chapter 5: Embryo Racing: The Diffusion of Time-Lapse Photography (TLP) Tools in Embryology Anne-Sophie Giraud and Manuela Perrotta, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Chapter 6: The Camera as a Device for Sociality: Photography and Young Male Adults with ASD Uschi Klein, University of Brighton, UK Chapter 7: Becoming the Camera: Constructing RoboCops through BWV Jessica Chapman, Carleton University, Canada Chapter 8: “Film is not Dead”: The Role of Analogue Cameras in the Rematerialization of Photography and the Configuration of “Resistant” Aspirational Amateurism. Sergio Minniti, Yachay Tech University, Ecuador Chapter 9: The Trajectory of a Viral Image: On the Afterlife of the Alan Kurdi Image Avishek Ray, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India Chapter 10: Reflection, part II Amy Cox Hall, Amherst College, USA