Towards a Philosophy of Photography

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Towards a Philosophy of Photography
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Vilem Flusser
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Category/GenreTheory of art
Photography and photographs
ISBN/Barcode 9781861890764
ClassificationsDewey:770.1
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Reaktion Books
Imprint Reaktion Books
Publication Date 1 October 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This text examines Vilem Flusser's philosophy of photography. An analysis of the medium in terms of aesthetics, science, and politics provided him with new ways of understanding both the cultural crises of the past and the new social forms nascent within them. Flusser showed how the transformation of textual into visual culture and of industrial into post-industrial society went hand in hand, and how photography allows us to read and interpret these changes with particular clarity.

Author Biography

Vilem Flusser was born in Prague in 1920. After emigrating to Brazil and then to France, he embarked on an influential career as a lecturer and writer on language, design and communication. He died in 1991. Also available from Reaktion by Vilem Flusser is The Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design.

Reviews

A relatively little-known but significant text. -- Lindsay Smith, The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Studies