The Politics of Photobooks: From Brecht’s War Primer (1955) to Broomberg & Chanarin’s War Primer 2 (2011)

The Politics of Photobooks: From Brecht’s War Primer (1955) to Broomberg & Chanarin’s War Primer 2 (2011)

This essay intervenes in debates about the depiction of conflict since 1945, by comparing two highly significant photographic ‘hacks’: Brecht’s War Primer (Kriegsfibel) 1955; and Broomberg & Chanarin’s War Primer 2, 2011. Kriegsfibel is a collection of images, snipped from wartime newspapers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernadette Buckley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Humanities
Subjects:
Brecht’s Kriegsfibel
Broomberg &amp
Chanarin
war/anti-war photography
hack/hijack
radical pedagogy
truth-games
anachronism
interventionist thinking
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/7/2/34

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