TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peffer,John
AU  - Cameron,Elisabeth Lynn
TI  - Portraiture and photography in Africa /edited by John Peffer and Elisabeth L. Cameron
T2  - African expressive cultures
SN  - 9780253008725
AV  - TR681 .P678 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Bloomington, Ind.
PB  - Indiana University Press
KW  - Africans
KW  - Portraits
KW  - Portrait photography
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Africa
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - Some essays originally presented at the conference "Portrait Photography in African Worlds" (February 3-4, 2006), University of California, Santa Cruz; 2; Exchange --; Social lives --; Traditions; 2; b
N2  - This book offers interpretations of the cultural and historical roles of photography in Africa. Twelve leading scholars look at early photographs, important photographers' studios, the uses of portraiture in the 19th century, and the current passion for portraits in Africa. They review a variety of topics, including what defines a common culture of photography, the social and political implications of changing technologies for portraiture, and the lasting effects of culture on the idea of the person depicted in the photographic image
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ER  -