Imaging Culture: Photography in Mali, West Africa

by Candace M Keller and Candace M. Keller

Imaging Culture is a sociohistorical study of the meaning, function, and aesthetic significance of photography in Mali, West Africa, from the 1930s to the present. Spanning the dynamic periods of colonialism, national independence, socialism, and democracy, its analysis focuses on the studio and documentary work of professional urban photographers, particularly in the capital city of Bamako and in smaller cities such as Mopti and S gu.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253025575
• ISBN13: 9780253025579
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 486 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher