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Harris, Racheal,

Photography and death : framing death throughout history / Racheal Harris - 1 online resource (ix, 190 pages) : illustrations - Emerald Studies in Death and Culture . - Emerald studies in death and culture. .

Romance: Post-mortem Photography -- Anonymity: War Photography -- Continuance: Spirit Photography -- Violence: The Lynching Photograph -- Ownership: Celebrity Death -- Science: Forensic Photography -- Conclusion: Futute Living through Death Images -- References -- Index

Examining a spectrum of post-mortem images, this volume considers what death photography communicates about attitudes related to dying, mourning and the afterlife. Focusing on American examples, topics are discussed alongside contemporary representations of death, as seen in celebrity death images and forensic photography.

ISBN: 1839090472 (ebook) 9781839090479 (ebook)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Postmortem photography--Psychological aspects.
Death--Psychological aspects.
Attitude to Death
Photographie de morts--Aspect psychologique.
Mort--Aspect psychologique.
Special kinds of photography.
Photography, Subjects & Themes--General.
Death--Psychological aspects.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TR681.D43 / H37 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 770

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 778:612.6