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Latinx photography in the United States : a visual history / Elizabeth Ferrer

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Ferrer, Elizabeth
Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2020]
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1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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Roots and antecedents, 1840-1960s -- The rise of a Latinx consciousness in American photography, 1960s-1980s -- Documents, 1970s-present -- LA Chicanx -- Staging self, narrating culture -- Family -- The archive -- Geographies -- Conceptual statements -- Puerto Rico, connected and apart -- Afterword -- Index of Latinx photographers.
Summary
Whether at UFW picket lines in California's Central Valley or capturing summertime street life in East Harlem Latinx photographers have documented fights for dignity and justice as well as the daily lives of ordinary people. Their powerful, innovative photographic art touches on family, identity, protest, borders, and other themes, including the experiences of immigration and marginalization common to many of their communities. Yet the work of these artists has largely been excluded from the documented history of photography in the United States. Through individual profiles of more than eighty photographers from the early history of the photographic medium to the present, Elizabeth Ferrer introduces readers to Latinx portraitists, photojournalists, and documentarians and their legacies. She traces the rise of a Latinx consciousness in photography in the 1960s and '70s and the growth of identity-based approaches in the 1980s and '90s. Ferrer argues that in many cases a shared sense of struggle has motivated photographers to work purposefully, driven by a deep sense of resistance, social and political commitments, and cultural affirmation, and she highlights the significance of family photos to their approaches and outlooks. Works range from documentary and street photography to narrative series to conceptual projects. Latinx Photography in the United States is the first book to offer a parallel history of photography, one that no longer lies at the margins but rather plays a crucial role in imagining and creating a broader, more inclusive American visual history.
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9780295747644 (electronic bk.)
0295747641 (electronic bk.)
9780295747620
0295747625
0295747633
9780295747637
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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