{"product_id":"reading-magnum-9780292748439","title":"Reading Magnum","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first reading of the vast Magnum Photos archive as a body of work presents an astonishingly rich survey of life and death in the second half of the twentieth and the early twenty-first centuries, as well as a concise history of modern photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Magnum\u003c\/i\u003e merits sustained looking and attentive reading. . . . the volume as a whole constitutes a panoramic view of pictures and activities by Magnum’s photographers, from the inception of the agency to the present. Readers will find in it much that is new, informative and stimulating. * History of Photography *\u003cbr\u003eCompelling...rich and rewarding...[It] will inspire readers from across a range of scholarly disciplines to continue the many illuminating conversations opened up within its pages. * AAG Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword (Geoff Dyer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction. Decisive Moments and Caustic Comments: Reading the Magnum Archive (Steven Hoelscher)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. On Becoming an Archive (Alison Nordström)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes from the Archive: Philip Jones Griffiths's Vietnam Inc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. War and Conflict through Magnum's Eyes (Barbie Zelizer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar and Conflict Portfolio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes from the Archive: Eve Arnold's \u003ci\u003eBlack Muslims\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Face Redrawn: Magnum Portraits (Frank H. Goodyear III)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortraiture Portfolio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes from the Archive: Alex Webb's\u003ci\u003e Crossings: Photographs from the U.S.-Mexico Border\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Magnum's Geographies: Toward a Progressive Sense of Place (Steven Hoelscher)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeography Portfolio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes from the Archive: Susan Meiselas's \u003ci\u003eCarnival Strippers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Hollywood Stars, High-Paid Llamas, and Car Shows: Magnum's Cultural Project (Erika Doss)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural Life Portfolio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes from the Archive: Cornell Capa's \u003ci\u003eAttica\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Seeing the Stranger in the Mirror: Everyday Life in Magnum's Public World (Robert Hariman)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial Relations Portfolio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes from the Archive: David \"Chim\" Seymour's\u003ci\u003e Children of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Magnum's Global Enterprise (Liam Kennedy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobalization Portfolio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration Credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400872862039,"sku":"9780292748439","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-magnum-9780292748439","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}