Dreams of Nations and Other Imaginary States

In this paper, writer Max Houghton discusses the dreams of nations. The end of WWII brought new developments in the way photography was used to foster a sense of belonging. The popular magazine industry in the UK and US published stories about 'home' alongside reportage from conflicts and wars farther afield, in Kenya, South Korea and Vietnam. How were British and American self perceptions and ideas of national identity created through the influential narratives of
Picture Post and Life magazines? How are dreams of nations conjured by the image?