American Iconographic : National Geographic, Global Culture, and the Visual Imagination.
Hawkins, Stephanie L.
American Iconographic : National Geographic, Global Culture, and the Visual Imagination. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (266 pages) - Cultural Frames, Framing Culture Series . - Cultural Frames, Framing Culture Series .
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- PROLOGUE: The Rediscovery of Sharbat Gula: National Geographic in the Twenty-first Century -- 1. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: The Icon and Its Readers -- 2. TRAINING THE "I" TO SEE: Progressive Education, Visual Literacy, and National Geographic Membership -- 3. SAVAGE VISIONS: Ethnography, Photography, and Local-Color Fiction in National Geographic -- 4. FRACTURING THE GLOBAL FAMILY ROMANCE: National Geographic, World War I, and Fascism -- 5. JUNGLE HOUSEKEEPING: Globalization, Domesticity, and Performing the "Primitive" in National Geographic -- 6. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S ROMANCE IN RUINS: From the Catastrophic Sublime to Camp -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
A fascinating narrative of how a cultural institution can influence and embody public attitudes, this book is the definitive account of an iconic magazine's unique place in the American imagination.
9780813929750
National geographic--History.
National geographic--Social aspects.
Discoveries in geography--Press coverage.
Photography in ethnology.
Electronic books.
G1.N275H39 2010
910.5
American Iconographic : National Geographic, Global Culture, and the Visual Imagination. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (266 pages) - Cultural Frames, Framing Culture Series . - Cultural Frames, Framing Culture Series .
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- PROLOGUE: The Rediscovery of Sharbat Gula: National Geographic in the Twenty-first Century -- 1. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: The Icon and Its Readers -- 2. TRAINING THE "I" TO SEE: Progressive Education, Visual Literacy, and National Geographic Membership -- 3. SAVAGE VISIONS: Ethnography, Photography, and Local-Color Fiction in National Geographic -- 4. FRACTURING THE GLOBAL FAMILY ROMANCE: National Geographic, World War I, and Fascism -- 5. JUNGLE HOUSEKEEPING: Globalization, Domesticity, and Performing the "Primitive" in National Geographic -- 6. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S ROMANCE IN RUINS: From the Catastrophic Sublime to Camp -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
A fascinating narrative of how a cultural institution can influence and embody public attitudes, this book is the definitive account of an iconic magazine's unique place in the American imagination.
9780813929750
National geographic--History.
National geographic--Social aspects.
Discoveries in geography--Press coverage.
Photography in ethnology.
Electronic books.
G1.N275H39 2010
910.5