Appreciation Post: Towards an Art History of Instagram

by Tara Ward

What does an art history of Instagram look like? Appreciation Post reveals how Instagram shifts long-established ways of interacting with images. Tara Ward argues Instagram is a structure of the visual, which includes not just the process of looking, but what can be seen and by whom. She examines features of Instagram use, including the effect of scrolling through images on a phone, the skill involved in taking an "Instagram-worthy" picture,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520398777
• ISBN13: 9780520398771
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.8"