Description |
xxi, 226 pages, 57 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 x 21 cm |
Series |
Pack and a poster series |
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Pack and a poster series
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Contents |
Social life or medical death? -- The creatures time forgot. Into the grotto of charity advertising ; Out of the grotto -- The enfreakment of photography -- From angst into anger: the mechanics of idealism -- Revolt of the species! A theory of the subject -- Towards a disability imagery currency. Cancer and the marks of struggle: an interview with Jo Spence ; Little Stephen- infantilism, projection and naturalism in the construction of mental disablement / Jessica Evans |
Summary |
Examines the representation of disabled people in advertising, particularly that produced by disability charities, and in the work of photographers such as Diane Arbus and Gary Winogrand. Shows how such images show disabled people as "creatures," the tragic-but-brave objects of the photograph, or as the "happy handicapped" or "positive imagery" advertising. This work challenges such visual representations and presents a visual form which reflects the new social presence of disabled people |
Analysis |
Photography Special subjects Handicapped persons |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
People with disabilities -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
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Photography, Artistic.
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Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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LC no. |
91036459 |
ISBN |
0415070198 (alk. paper) |
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