Photography in the Great War : The Ethics of Emerging Medical Collections from the Great War Paperback / softback
by Jason (History and Theory of Photography Research Centre, Birkbeck College, University of Lond Bate
Part of the Facialities: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Human Face series
Paperback / softback
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This book draws on a rich set of materials to examine postwar experiences of ex-servicemen who were facially-disfigured during the First World War.
Weaving together medical, institutional, amateur and family photographic albums under a social history framework, Jason Bate underscores overlooked aspects of these men's continued hardships after returning home from the front.
In particular, a focus is on the private sphere of the family and the complicated world of employment that disfigured veterans navigated on their return. Little attention has hitherto been paid to the aftercare of disfigured veterans once discharged from the army, or the long-term impact on individuals, and the sense of burden felt by families and local communities.
In addressing this neglected area, the chapters here illuminate different practices of photography by doctors, nurses, press agencies, and families across the generations to challenge our perceptions of the personal traumas of soldiers and civilians.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:236 pages, 36 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:29/06/2023
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- ISBN:9781350271937
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:236 pages, 36 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:29/06/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781350271937
