Langbeschreibung
Imaging Culture is a sociohistorical study of the meaning, function, and aesthetic significance of photography in Mali, West Africa, from the 1930s to the present. Spanning the dynamic periods of colonialism, national independence, socialism, and democracy, its analysis focuses on the studio and documentary work of professional urban photographers, particularly in the capital city of Bamako and in smaller cities such as Mopti and Ségu.
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AcknowledgementsIntroductionDevelopment of Photography in Mali1. Photography and Urbanization (1890-1940s)2. Heyday of Black and White (1950s-1980s)Imaging Culture3. Photography as Social Agency4. Visual Griots-Photographic Artistry and Invention5. Portraiture and Mande Aesthetics6. Ja and Metaphysical Dimensions of Photography7. Contemporary Practice and International Market (1990s-Present)PlatesBibliographyIndex