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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
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Barthes shares his passionate, in-depth knowledge and understanding of photography in Reflections on Photography as mentioned in this paper, examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death.Abstract:
Barthes shares his passionate, in-depth knowledge and understanding of photography. Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind.read more
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Shell Shock, Memory, and the Novel in the Wake of World War I
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Molestation 101: Child Abuse, Homophobia, and The Boys of St. Vincent
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The Aesthetics of Mainstream Androgyny: A Feminist Analysisof a Fashion Trend
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the particular aesthetics associated with the androgyny trend and consider how this visual material becomes an object of affective engagement, and analyse emotional responses to the aesthetics.
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Contextualizing street homelessness in New Zealand: A case study approach
TL;DR: In this article, a case-based ethnographic approach was used to engage with participants through volunteer work, direct observations, biographical interviews, photo-production projects, and photo-elicitation interviews, focusing on how four homeless people construct place-based identities and the relational, spatial and material dimensions of homelessness, which are central to participants' everyday lives.
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The Surrealism of the Photographic Image: Bazin, Barthes, and the Digital Sweet Hereafter
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