Introduction
Aims of book
Berger's 'Ways of Seeing' - consumerism, sexism and distortion of artistic worth by capitalism
Formalist/realist approach - Szarkowski and Shore
Sontag's 'On Photography'
Roland Barthes, "Camera Lucida?
Martha Rosler
Solomon-Godeau 'Inside/Out' (in conjunction with Sontag and Rosler this section illustrates how arguments develop)
Clive Scott, photography and language
Grundberg's 'The Crisis of the real' - postmodernism
Raghubir Singh, "River of Colour?
"The Adventures of a Photographer?, a short story by Italio Calvino
Haitian poem by Felix Morisseau-Leroy
Poem by George Szirtes
Case studies - advertising and photojournalism (not major sections)
Appendixes
Glossary
Index
Reading list
Theoretical and practical assignments at the end of each chapter.
Introduction; Aims of book; Berger's 'Ways of Seeing' - consumerism, sexism and distortion of artistic worth by capitalism; Formalist/realist approach - Szarkowski and Shore; Sontag's 'On Photography'; Roland Barthes, "Camera Lucida; Martha Rosler; Solomon-Godeau 'Inside/Out' (in conjunction with Sontag and Rosler this section illustrates how arguments develop); Clive Scott, photography and language; Grundberg's 'The Crisis of the real' - postmodernism; Raghubir Singh, "River of Colour; "The Adventures of a Photographer, a short story by Italio Calvino; Haitian poem by Felix Morisseau-Leroy; Poem by George Szirtes; Case studies - advertising and photojournalism (not major sections); Appendixes; Glossary; Index; Reading list; Theoretical and practical assignments at the end of each chapter.
