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Explores how photographs have been and are used to construct versions of history and examines how photographic representations of otherness often tell stories about the self. This book exhibits the work of American women; tells their absorbing stories; and discusses representations of North American Indians, African Americans,and the migrant poor.

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“Davidov is an eloquent and passionate reader of texts and images. . . . She gives us a chance to think about a set of relationships among major American women photographers that few people know about.”—Iris Tillman Hill, Duke University
“What a splendid achievement this book is. It is rich in texture, nuanced, fascinating—an outstanding work.”—Miles Orvell, Temple University

Womens Camera Work

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A Paperback / softback by Judith Fryer Davidov

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    Publisher: Duke University Press
    Publication Date: 25/05/1998
    ISBN13: 9780822320678, 978-0822320678
    ISBN10: 0822320673
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    Photographs: collections Photography and photographs Photography: portraits and self-portraiture

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Explores how photographs have been and are used to construct versions of history and examines how photographic representations of otherness often tell stories about the self. This book exhibits the work of American women; tells their absorbing stories; and discusses representations of North American Indians, African Americans,and the migrant poor.

    Trade Review
    “Davidov is an eloquent and passionate reader of texts and images. . . . She gives us a chance to think about a set of relationships among major American women photographers that few people know about.”—Iris Tillman Hill, Duke University
    “What a splendid achievement this book is. It is rich in texture, nuanced, fascinating—an outstanding work.”—Miles Orvell, Temple University

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