Pacific Island photography and knowledge in the public domain; a century of contradictory visual histories
(2002) Pacific Island photography and knowledge in the public domain; a century of contradictory visual histories . Spectator - The University of Southern California Journal of Film and Television Criticism 23(1):pp. 13-26.
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Abstract
The extent to which photographs of Oceania facilitated learning-by-looking and educated the reading public is an important historical characteristic of the early 20th century boom in photographically illustrated media - postcards, stereographs, gift albums, illustrated magazines, journals, weekend newspapers and serial encyclopaedia. A century later these same black and white images circulate in the public domain as posters, video covers, museum installations and book illustrations educating a 21st century audience about an imagined (historical) and actual (contemporary) Oceania.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | Photography, History, Pacific Islands, Media, Oceania |
| Subjects: | 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420304 Screen and Media Culture 430000 History and Archaeology > 430100 Historical Studies > 430103 History - Pacific |
| ID Code: | 543 |
| Deposited By: | Quanchi, Max |
| Deposited On: | 09 November 2004 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://cinema.usc.edu/about/publications/spectator.htm |