The Cultural Work of Photography in Canada (McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Art History) (Volume 4)

The Cultural Work of Photography in Canada is an in-depth study on the use of photographic imagery in Canada from the late nineteenth century to the present. This volume of fourteen essays provides a thought-provoking discussion of the role photography has played in representing Canadian identities. In essays that draw on a diversity of photographic forms, from the snapshot and advertising image to works of photographic art, contributors present a variety of critical approaches to photography studies, examining themes ranging from photography's part in the formation of the geographic imaginary to Aboriginal self-identity and notions of citizenship. The volume explores the work of photographs as tools of self and collective expression while rejecting any claim to a definitive, singular telling of photography's history. Reflecting the rich interdisciplinarity of contemporary photography studies, The Cultural Work of Photography in Canada is essential reading for anyone interested in Canadian visual culture. Contributors include Sarah Bassnett (University of Western Ontario), Lynne Bell (University of Saskatchewan), Jill Delaney (Library and Archives Canada), Robert Evans (Carleton University), Sherry Farrell Racette (University of Manitoba), Blake Fitzpatrick (Ryerson University), Vincent Lavoie (Université du Québec à Montréal), John O'Brian (University of British Columbia), James Opp (Carleton University), Joan M. Schwartz (Queen's University), Sarah Stacy (Library and Archives Canada), Jeffrey Thomas (Ottawa), and Carol Williams (Trent University/University of Lethbridge). How Have Photographs Contributed To Visualizing The Imagined Community Of Canada? In What Ways Does The Dissemination Of Photographs In The Media And Through Exhibitions Shape Our Understanding Of The Past? How Have Photographs Been Used To Reanimate The Past Through Memory Work? The Cultural Work Of Photography In Canada Is An In-depth Study On The Use Of Photographic Imagery In Canada From The Late Nineteenth Century To The Present. This Volume Of Fourteen Essays Provides A Thought-provoking Discussion Of The Role Photography Has Played In Representing Canadian Identities. In Essays That Draw On A Diversity Of Photographic Forms, From The Snapshot And Advertising Image To Works Of Photographic Art, Contributors Present A Variety Of Critical Approaches To Photography Studies, Examining Themes Ranging From Photography's Part In The Formation Of The Geographic Imaginary To Aboriginal Self-identity And Notions Of Citizenship. The Volume Explores The Work Of Photographs As Tools Of Self And Collective Expression While Rejecting Any Claim To A Definitive, Singular Telling Of Photography's History. Reflecting The Rich Interdisciplinarity Of Contemporary Photography Studies, The Cultural Work Of Photography In Canada Is Essential Reading For Anyone Interested In Canadian Visual Culture.--pub. Desc. Introduction / Carol Payne And Andrea Kunard -- Part 1 Visual Imaging. Felix Man's Canada: Imagined Geographies And Pre-texts Of Looking / Joan M. Schwartz -- Economic Necessity, Political Incentive, And International Entrepreneurialism: The Frontier Photography Of Hannah Maynard / Carol Williams -- Photography, Ethnology, And The Domestic Arts: Interpreting The Sir Daniel Wilson Album / Andrea Kunard -- John Vanderpant's Canada / Jill Delaney -- Returning Fire, Pointing The Canon: Aboriginal Photography As Resistance / Sherry Farrell Racette -- Part 2 Circulating Narratives. Colonizing Images: The Roles Of Collected Photographs In Colonial Discourse / Robert Evans -- Shooting Immigrants: Ethnic Difference In Early Twentieth-century Press Photography / Sarah Bassnett -- Picturing Communism: Yousuf Karsh, Canadair, And Cold War Advertising / James Opp -- The Economic Nationalism Of Weekend Magazine / Sarah Stacy -- Photojournalism And Awards: The Aesthetics And Ethics Of Press Pictures In Canadian Contests / Vincent Lavoie -- Part 3 Remembering And Forgetting. Unsettling Acts: Photography As Decolonizing Testimony Om Centennial Memory / Lynne Bell -- On Photographing A Dirty Bomb / John O'brian -- Atomic Photographs In A Fallout Shelter / Blake Fitzpatrick -- Emergence From The Shadow: First Peoples' Photographic Perspectives / Jeff Thomas -- Part 4 Writing Photography In Canada. Writing Photography In Canada: A Historiography / Andrea Kunard And Carol Payne. Edited By Carol Payne And Andrea Kunard. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [247]-266) And Index. The Cultural Work of Photography in Canada is an in-depth study on the use of photographic imagery in Canada from the late nineteenth century to the present. This volume of fourteen essays provides a thought-provoking discussion of the role photography has played in representing Canadian identities. In essays that draw on a diversity of photographic forms, from the snapshot and advertising image to works of photographic art, contributors present a variety of critical approaches to photography studies, examining themes ranging from photography's part in the formation of the geographic imaginary to Aboriginal self-identity and notions of citizenship. The volume explores the work of photographs as tools of self and collective expression while rejecting any claim to a definitive, singular telling of photography's history. Reflecting the rich interdisciplinarity of contemporary photography studies, The Cultural Work of Photography in Canada is essential reading for anyone interested in Canadian visual culture. Contributors include Sarah Bassnett (University of Western Ontario), Lynne Bell (University of Saskatchewan), Jill Delaney (Library and Archives Canada), Robert Evans (Carleton University), Sherry Farrell Racette (University of Manitoba), Blake Fitzpatrick (Toronto Metropolitan University), Vincent Lavoie (Université du Québec à Montréal), John O'Brian (University of British Columbia), James Opp (Carleton University), Joan M. Schwartz (Queen's University), Sarah Stacy (Library and Archives Canada), Jeffrey Thomas (Ottawa), and Carol Williams (Trent University/University of Lethbridge). Cover Contents Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1 Visual Imaginings 1 Felix Man’s “Canada”: Imagined Geographies and Pre-Texts of Looking 2 Economic Necessity, Political Incentive, and International Entrepreneurialism: The “Frontier” Photography of Hannah Maynard 3 Photography, Ethnology, and the Domestic Arts: Interpreting the Sir Daniel Wilson Album 4 John Vanderpant’s Canada 5 Returning Fire, Pointing the Canon: Aboriginal Photography as Resistance Part 2 Circulating Narratives 6 Colonizing Images: The Roles of Collected Photographs in Colonial Discourse 7 Shooting Immigrants: Ethnic Difference in Early Twentieth-Century Press Photography 8 Picturing Communism: Yousuf Karsh, Canadair, and Cold War Advertising 9 The Economic Nationalism of Weekend Magazine 10 Photojournalism and Awards: The Aesthetics and Ethics of Press Pictures in Canadian Contests Part 3 Remembering and Forgetting 11 Unsettling Acts: Photography as Decolonizing Testimony in Centennial Memory 12 On Photographing a Dirty Bomb 13 Atomic Photographs in a Fallout Shelter 14 Emergence from the Shadow: First Peoples’ Photographic Perspectives Part 4 Writing Photography in Canada 15 Writing Photography in Canada: A Historiography Contributors Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Z