A Planetary Lens: The Photo-Poetics of Western Women's Writing (Postwestern Horizons)

By: Audrey Goodman

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Synopsis: A Planetary Lens delves into the history of the photo-book, the materiality of the photographic image on the page, and the cultural significance of landscape to reassess the value of print, to locate the sites where stories resonate, and to listen to western women&’s voices. From foundational California photographers Anne Brigman and Alma Lavenson to contemporary Native poets and writers Leslie Marmon Silko and Joy Harjo, women artists have used photographs to generate stories and to map routes across time and place. A Planetary Lens illuminates the richness and theoretical sophistication of such composite texts. Looking beyond the ideologies of wilderness, migration, and progress that have shaped settler and popular conceptions of the region, A Planetary Lens shows how many artists gather and assemble images and texts to reimagine landscape, identity, and history in the U.S. West. Based on extensive research into the production, publication, and circulation of women&’s photo-texts, A Planetary Lens offers a fresh perspective on the entangled and gendered histories of western American photography and literature and new models for envisioning regional relations.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 354 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781496228383
Related ISBNs:: 9781496225139
Publisher:: Nebraska
Date of Addition:: 10/01/21
Copyrighted By:: the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.