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Duke University Press Shadow Modernism - Photography and Space in Shanghai 1925-1937

Name: Shadow Modernism - Photography and Space in Shanghai 1925-1937
Brand: Duke University Press
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Explore the complex media culture of early twentieth-century Shanghai through the lens of photography. In Shadow Modernism, William Schaefer examines how this era served as the center of China's new media landscape. The city, described by writer Mu Shiying as a place transplanted from Europe and paved with shadows, existed as a space without a past that remained haunted by traces of what came before. This book traces how photographic practices functioned as a forum for debating culture, ethnicity, history, and the nature of images. Rather than being viewed as a simple medium for recording reality, photography acted as a central modernist form in China. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how visual practices shaped the social and historical identity of Shanghai during these transformative years.

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Examines the role of photography as a central modernist form in early twentieth-century China.

Provides historical context of Shanghai as a hub for new media culture between 1925 and 1937.

Analyzes how photographic practices facilitated debates regarding ethnicity, culture, and history.

Offers insights into the unique urban environment of Shanghai described as being paved with shadows.

Investigates the relationship between visual images and the absent traces of the city's past.

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Brand: Duke University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0822368935
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 29 September 2017
Listed Since: 07 October 2016

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