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Photography after Philosophy

Rubinstein, Daniel (2019) Photography after Philosophy. In: The Handbook of Photography Studies. Bloomsbury, London. ISBN 9781474242219

Type of Research: Book Section
Creators: Rubinstein, Daniel
Description:

Both photography and philosophy are invested in light as a form of intelligence, but while representation is central to photography as a recording practice, for Heidegger it is fundamental to the alienation of human beings from the world, and for Deleuze it is the foundation of political conservatism. This chapter brings together these critiques of representation and demonstrates that photography is both the visual form of Western metaphysics and the means for overcoming the boundaries imposed by the representational paradigm. It is argued that far from being rooted in ‘objectivity’, photography is usually interpreted through a philosophical framework that imposes upon it the concomitant ideologies of subjectivity and realism. It further contends that when photography is liberated from the totalizing effects of representation it begins to offer a fractured and fragmented ‘image’ of the interface between current technical, social and cultural norms.

Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: post-structuralism, photography, philosophy, new media, fractal philosophy
Publisher/Broadcaster/Company: Bloomsbury
Your affiliations with UAL: Colleges > Central Saint Martins
Date: 28 September 2019
Date Deposited: 21 Jun 2016 11:55
Last Modified: 30 Jul 2019 13:03
Item ID: 9496
URI: https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/9496

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