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Urban Photography in Argentina: Nine Artists of the Post-Dictatorship Era

AUTHOR Foster, David William
PUBLISHER McFarland & Company (07/01/2007)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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This work examines the cultural impact of photography in Argentina following the end of the country's military dictatorship in the early 1980s. The interpretive study surveys nine modern photographers in Argentina--Marcelo Brodsky, Gabriel Valansi, Eduardo Gil, Gaby Messina, Adriana Lestido, Gabriel Diaz, Marcos Lopez, Silivio Fabrykant and Gabriela Liffschitz--and covers the major themes in each of their works. The author details each photographer's cultural and artistic contributions and provides a listing of the websites where their works can be viewed.
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ISBN-13: 9780786431212
ISBN-10: 0786431210
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 240
Carton Quantity: 32
Product Dimensions: 6.32 x 0.51 x 8.95 inches
Weight: 0.71 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see also Travel - Pictorials)
Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries
Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: 770.922
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007016285
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This work examines the cultural impact of photography in Argentina following the end of the country's military dictatorship in the early 1980s. The interpretive study surveys nine modern photographers in Argentina--Marcelo Brodsky, Gabriel Valansi, Eduardo Gil, Gaby Messina, Adriana Lestido, Gabriel Diaz, Marcos Lopez, Silivio Fabrykant and Gabriela Liffschitz--and covers the major themes in each of their works. The author details each photographer's cultural and artistic contributions and provides a listing of the websites where their works can be viewed.

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Author: Foster, David William
DAVID WILLIAM FOSTER is Regents’ Professor of Spanish and Women and Gender Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, where he also leads the Brazilian Studies Program. He is the author of many books, including Queer Issues in Latin American Cinema and Mexico City in Contemporary Mexican Cinema.
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