Contemporary Photography in France
Between Theory and Practice
Olga Smith
An innovative
study of contemporary photography in France
This compelling publication traces the broad arc of photography’s development
in France from the 1970s to the present day. A decade-by-decade account reveals
unexpected points of convergence between practices that are not usually
considered in a comparative perspective. These include photographic practices
in contemporary art, documentary, photojournalism, and fashion. Author Olga
Smith sets these practices in dialogue with French philosophy – the writings of
Roland Barthes, Jean Baudrillard, and Jacques Rancière – to produce an
innovative study of the intersections between the photographic image, text,
practice, and theory. This analysis is guided by an understanding of
photography as deeply engaged with historical, cultural, and intellectual
events that defined French national experience in the contemporary period.
Landscape provides a particular focus to study issues of key significance,
including national identification, colonial past, legacies of modernization and
environmental breakdown.
This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).
Format: Monograph - paperback
Size: 230 × 170 mm
200 pages
32 pp. full colour
ISBN: 9789462703445
Publication: October 21, 2022
Series: Lieven Gevaert Series 32
Languages: English