This book presents new ways of approaching photographic discourse from a queer perspective, offering discussions on what a queering methodology for photography may entail by drawing links between artistic strategies in photographic practice and key theoretical concepts from photography theory, queer theory, critical theory, and philosophy. With different examples of conceptual perspectives, including representation, formalism, and mediumlessness, it seeks to diversify queer methodology for photography. While primarily addressing photography, this book is entwined with broader philosophical questions concerning identity, difference, and the creations of systems of thought that limit the possibilities of existence to binary categorisation. It proposes a new concept of the photographic image that addresses its materiality, in the form of the poetic and the political, in relationship to a generative principle that is named as a queer quality: the photograph’s ability to voice queer concerns also beyond its role as representation. This book will be of interest to scholars working in photography, art history, queer studies, new materialism, and posthumanism.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Asa Johannesson
EAN: 9781032312149
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 134
WEIGHT: 270 g
HEIGHT: 246 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2025-09-28
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GENRE: ART / History / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality
WIDTH: 174 mm
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Book Themes:
The arts: general topics, The Arts: art forms, History of art, Photography and photographs, Literary theory, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: men and boys, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Sociology
Åsa Johannesson is Senior Lecturer in Photography at the University of Brighton.