Written by a well-known, highly regarded author, this book takes readers through the different connections between photography and politics: photography as explicit tool, as implicit media, as visualizing everyday politics, and as enabling ‘big’ politics (climate, etc.) to be ‘seen’.
Students are much more engaged with politics and political issues than they used to be and this book responds to that resurgence of interest and the number of courses explicitly focusing on photography and politics.
Clear two part structure is ideal for teaching: students first learn about about historical practices and debates in part one, while the contemporary case studies in section two bring these to life and directly refer to the previous chapters, thus revisiting/reformulating those key conceptual elements.