Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Copywriting, Procter & Gamble, Jacob Riis

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6-8 images can be produced after a day"s work. Possible to do photography in mobile setting. George dawson, geological survey of canada in bc. Matthew brady, most popular at this time. Purpose of this type of photo: nationalism, citizenship, character. Became more affordable, so poorer people could too now. Half days of wage for a lower class worker. Reflection of inner, not just outer self. Photography changed the popular conception of war, allowed public to understand the repulsive side of war. Jacob riis: how the other half lives 1890. Documented the social, environmental conditions of those areas to raise awareness. Reformer ideal: serves the interest of social reform, by documenting the abuses in society that many would not usually see. But, this made them seen as the other and alienated them in some ways. Objective lens of camera could not stop his subjective mind, the text he wrote on the photos reflected this.

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