Photography in the Great War: The Ethics of Emerging Medical Collections from the Great War (Facialities: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Human Face)
Zoomicon-zoom-in
Photography in the Great War: The Ethics of Emerging Medical Collections from the Great War (Facialities: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Human Face)

Photography in the Great War: The Ethics of Emerging Medical Collections from the Great War (Facialities: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Human Face)

By
Jason Bate (Author)  

Hardback

In Stock

Quantity

Also available on eBook for £65.09. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo

This book draws on a rich set of materials to examine postwar experiences of ex-servicemen who were facially-disfigured during the First World War. Weaving together medical, institutional, amateur and family photographic albums under a social history framework, Jason Bate underscores overlooked aspects of these men's continued hardships after returning home from the front. In particular, a focus is on the private sphere of the family and the complicated world of employment that disfigured veterans navigated on their return. Little attention has hitherto been paid to the aftercare of disfigured veterans once discharged from the army, or the long-term impact on individuals, and the sense of burden felt by families and local communities. In addressing this neglected area, the chapters here illuminate different practices of photography by doctors, nurses, press agencies, and families across the generations to challenge our perceptions of the personal traumas of soldiers and civilians. 36 bw illus
Jason Bate is Research Fellow at the History and Theory of Photography Research Centre, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
  • Contributor: Jason Bate
  • Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN13: 9781350122048
  • Number of Pages: 240
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Release Date: 2022-01-13
  • Series: Facialities: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Human Face
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Jason Bate is Research Fellow at the History and Theory of Photography Research Centre, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

Delivery Options

Home Delivery

Store Delivery

Free Returns

We hope you are delighted with everything you buy from us. However, if you are not, we will refund or replace your order up to 30 days after purchase. Terms and exclusions apply; find out more from our Returns and Refunds Policy.