Bøker i Studies in Theory and History of Photography-serien

Research on the theory and history of photography has become established today both in the humanities and in cultural studies. This should not, however, lead us to disregard the need that exists for dialogue between these cultures of expertise: in art history and visual studies, in literary studies and history, and in museums and collections. Interest in the history of photography has increased rapidly in the age of digital images, and many contemporaries have experienced the transition from analog to digital photography as a paradigm shift. Investigating the history of the photographic image enables us to understand this change. The texts in this series seek to address these needs for a crossdisciplinary exchange of knowledge in the study of photography.

Broadly weaving this technology into scientific and popular culture, this volume sheds new light on our relationship to photographic realism and on the forceful interplay in photography between innovation and the desire to be entertained.

Research on the theory and history of photography has become established today both in the humanities and in cultural studies. This should not, however, lead us to disregard the need that exists for dialogue between these cultures of expertise: in art history and visual studies, in literary studies and history, and in museums and collections. Interest in the history of photography has increased rapidly in the age of digital images, and many contemporaries have experienced the transition from analog to digital photography as a paradigm shift. Investigating the history of the photographic image enables us to understand this change. The texts in this series seek to address these needs for a crossdisciplinary exchange of knowledge in the study of photography.

Durch Änderungen in der Medienlandschaft, in den Vertriebskanälen oder auch in der Fototechnik schien die Pressefotografie in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts in eine Krise geraten zu sein. Die einmalige, da archivalisch stringente Überlieferungssituation des Pressebüros Kühne Künzler ermöglicht eine beispielhafte Untersuchung für den Umgang eines Pressebüros mit den Entwicklungen. Schriftquellen sowie Objekte erlauben eine gründliche Analyse der Forschungsfelder Unternehmen, Markt und Produkt. Zugleich erhellen sie Aspekte der Foto-, Technik- und Lokalgeschichte, der Betriebswirtschaftslehre sowie der Publizistik- und Medienwissenschaft.