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Photography as social and economic exchange: Understanding the challenges posed by photography of...

Authors :
Holman, Nigel
Source :
American Indian Culture & Research Journal. 1996, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p93. 18p.
Publication Year :
1996

Abstract

Discusses the double challenge of photography of Zuni religious ceremonies. How photography in religious contexts was a challenge to nineteenth century Zuni community standards; Disputing the notion that the Zuni responded irrationally to the new technology; How the images that ethnographers were able to record between 1875 and 1925 now pose challenges to museums and archives and to the Indian communities they document; Photography as a technology of domination.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01616463
Volume :
20
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Indian Culture & Research Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9611077953
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.17953/aicr.20.3.b1p83w28225l7524