The past's threshold : essays on photography

Siegfried Kracauer was a leading intellectual figure of the Weimar Republic and one of the foremost representatives of critical theory. Best known for a wealth of writings on sociology and film theory, his influence is felt in the work of many of the period's preeminent thinkers, including his...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Kracauer, Siegfried (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Despoix, Philippe 1957- (BerichterstatterIn), Zinfert, Maria 1962- (HerausgeberIn), Joyce, Conor 1958- (BerichterstatterIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Zürich Berlin : Diaphanes, 2014
Schlagworte:Photography Kracauer, Siegfried, -- 1889-1966 Photography -- History -- 19th century Photography -- History -- 20th century Photography -- Philosophy Kracauer, Siegfried ; 1889-1966 Electronic books
Umfang:Online-Ressource (129 p)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Cover; Contents; Kracauer as Thinker of the Photographic Medium; Photography (1927); On Yesterday's Border (1932); Photographed Berlin (1932); A Note on Portrait Photography (1933); The Photographic Approach (1951); Curriculum Vitae in Pictures; Notes; Sources of the Texts; List of Illustrations and Photographic Credits; Acknowledgements