Manufacturing National Park Nature: Photography, Ecology, and the Wilderness Industry of Jasper - Couverture souple

Cronin, J. Keri

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774819081 ISBN 13 : 9780774819084

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2011

Synopsis

National parks occupy a prominent place in the Canadian imagination, yet we are only beginning to understand how their visual representation has shaped and continues to inform our perceptions of ecological issues and the natural world. J. Keri Cronin draws on historical and modern postcards, advertisements, and other images of Jasper National Park to trace how various groups and the tourism industry have used photography to divorce the park from real environmental threats and instead package it as a series of breathtaking vistas and adorable-looking animals. Manufacturing National Park Nature demonstrates that popular forms of picturing nature can have ecological implications that extend far beyond the frame of the image.

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À propos de l'auteur

J. Keri Cronin is an assistant professor in the Visual Arts Department at Brock University. She is also a faculty affiliate in Brock's Social Justice and Equity Studies graduate program and the editor of The Brock Review.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774819081
• ISBN 13: 9780774819084
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible