Red glow : Yugoslav partisan photography and social movement, 1941-1945

Davor Konjikušić offers an in-depth presentation and contextualization of the photographs created by Yugoslav partisans between 1941 and 1945. The book goes beyond an aesthetic depiction of the photographs; it also deals with the history of their use and function within one of the biggest anti-fascist movements in Europe during the Second World War. The photographs are used to trace the development of a movement that―while seemingly doomed to certain failure―nevertheless survived the most destructive war in human history. This book provides new answers to the question of photography’s role as a medium and its significance and use in social movements. 9783422986480 1 9783422986480 2 Contents 8 Photography, First and Foremost 10 ‘You’re Taking Pictures, While We’re Being Killed!’ On Materiality, Art, and the Civil Contract of the Partisan Photo Archive 16 1. Introduction 26 2. The Battleground of Representation: From the Paris Commune to Nazism 34 3. The Social Contexts of Photography and Its Development between the Two World Wars 40 4. The Red Glow of Partisan Photography 46 5. Photography and Propaganda 108 6. Partisan Photography’s Revolutionary Perspective 140 7. Iconic Photographs 154 8. Intelligence Uses of Photography and Trophy Photos of Atrocities 168 9. Photo Archive: The Themes and Subject Matter of Partisan Photography 196 10. Conclusion 397 List of Partisan Photographers 402 Bibliography 417

Davor Konjikuši? offers an in-depth presentation and contextualization of the photographs created by Yugoslav partisans between 1941 and 1945. The book goes beyond an aesthetic depiction of the photographs; it also deals with the history of their use and function within one of the biggest anti-fascist movements in Europe during the Second World War.

The photographs are used to trace the development of a movement that—while seemingly doomed to certain failure—nevertheless survived the most destructive war in human history.

This book provides new answers to the question of photography's role as a medium and its significance and use in social movements.

Davor Konjikušić offers an in-depth presentation and contextualization of the photographs created by Yugoslav partisans between 1941 and 1945. The book goes beyond an aesthetic depiction of the photographs; it also deals with the history of their use and function within one of the biggest anti-fascist movements in Europe during the Second World War. The photographs are used to trace the development of a movement that--while seemingly doomed to certain failure--nevertheless survived the most destructive war in human history. This book provides new answers to the question of photography's role as a medium and its significance and use in social movements. -- Provided by publisher Davor Konjikusic offers an in-depth presentation and contextualization of the photographs created by Yugoslav partisans between 1941 and 1945. The book goes beyond an aesthetic depiction of the photographs; it also deals with the history of their use and function within one of the biggest anti-fascist movements in Europe during the Second World War. The photographs are used to trace the development of a movement that?while seemingly doomed to certain failure?nevertheless survived the most destructive war in human history. This book provides new answers to the question of photography?s role as a medium and its significance and use in social movements