Uncertain Images: Museums and the Work of Photographs

Download or read book Uncertain Images: Museums and the Work of Photographs written by Professor Elizabeth Edwards and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings into focus the ubiquitous yet entirely unconsidered work that photographs are put to in museums. The authors' argument is that there is an economy of photographs in museums which is integral to the processes of the museum, and integral to the understanding of museums. The international contributors, drawn from curators and academics, reflect a range of visual and museological expertise. The volume emerges from PhotoCLEC, a HERA funded project on museums and the photographic legacy of the colonial past in a postcolonial and multicultural Europe.