 | Photography and Ontology: Unsettling Images Subjects: Arts; Humanities; Art & Visual Culture; Photography; Visual Arts; Philosophy; History of Art; Philosophy of Art & Aesthetics; Theory of Art; Theory; Photography ; Aesthetics; This edited collection explores the complex ways in which photography is used and interpreted: as a record of evidence, as a form of communication, as a means of social and political provocation, as a mode of surveillance, as a narrative of the self, and as an art form. What makes photographic images unsettling and how do the re-uses and interpretations of photographic images unsettle the self-evident reality of the visual field? Taking up these themes, this book examines the role of photography as a revelatory medium underscored by its complex association with history, memory, experience and identity. Donna West Brett is a lecturer in art history at the University of Sydney. Natalya Lusty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney. |
