Women and Photography in Apartheid South Africa by Marie Meye... - 9781032904511

Women and Photography in Apartheid South AfricaAuthor(s): Marie Meyerding\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032904511, 978-1032904511\nSynopsis\nTracing the lives and works of five women in four case studies, author Marie Meyerding examines the representation of women in the field of photography in South Africa in the second half of the twentieth century. All of them are critically understudied, with no existing scholarship dedicated exclusively to their photographic contributions.\n\nFocusing on the representation of women on two different levelsas agents, behind the camera, and as subjects, in photographsit showcases women photographers portraying their female contemporaries and analyses to what extent they adhered to or subverted common forms of gender representation. In recuperating their forgotten archives, the book argues that none of these women are marginal figures, but rather that each of them played a le.