Von Fakiren, Bajaderen und Maharadschas. Der koloniale Blick in der frühen Porträtfotografie Indiens
This seminar paper analyzes 19th century portrait photographs in British-India, which were mainly made by and addressed at British citizens. Regarding the wide range of genres, it can be shown that these photographs hardly give a realistic image of India, but instead reflect the contemporaneous Brit...
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| Language: | deu |
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Innsbruck University Press (IUP)
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Historia.scribere |
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| Online Access: | https://webapp.uibk.ac.at/ojs2/index.php/historia_scribere/article/view/2163 |
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| Summary: | This seminar paper analyzes 19th century portrait photographs in British-India, which were mainly made by and addressed at British citizens. Regarding the wide range of genres, it can be shown that these photographs hardly give a realistic image of India, but instead reflect the contemporaneous British view on the colony and its native inhabitants. Photography was therefore an essential instrument of colonial policy. By creating a culturally inferior “other”, it helped legitimating the British rule over India. |
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| ISSN: | 2073-8927 2073-8927 |