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The Camera and the Press

- American Visual and Print Culture in the Age of the Daguerreotype

part of the Material Texts series

About The Camera and the Press

Through a wide-ranging examination of antebellum images and literature, The Camera and the Press shows how Americans' first encounter with photography was more textual than visual. This thoroughly illustrated case study reexamines current theories on new media and reconnects print and visual culture in nineteenth-century America.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812244045
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 320
  • Published:
  • April 24, 2012
  • Dimensions:
  • 236x162x35 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 684 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of The Camera and the Press

Through a wide-ranging examination of antebellum images and literature, The Camera and the Press shows how Americans' first encounter with photography was more textual than visual. This thoroughly illustrated case study reexamines current theories on new media and reconnects print and visual culture in nineteenth-century America.

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