Framing the West

Abstract Framing the West argues that photography was intrinsic to British territorial expansion and settlement on the northwest coast. Williams shows how male and female settlers used photography to establish control over the territory and its indigenous inhabitants, as well as how native peoples e...

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Main Author: Williams, Carol J
Format: Book
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University PressNew York, NY 2003
Subjects:
Pacific
First Nations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195146301.001.0001
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oso/9780195146301.001.0001 2024-05-12T08:03:44+00:00 Framing the West Race, Gender, And The Photographic Frontier In The Pacific Nortwest Williams, Carol J 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195146301.001.0001 unknown Oxford University PressNew York, NY ISBN 9780195146301 9780197713167 edited-book 2003 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195146301.001.0001 2024-04-18T08:17:21Z Abstract Framing the West argues that photography was intrinsic to British territorial expansion and settlement on the northwest coast. Williams shows how male and female settlers used photography to establish control over the territory and its indigenous inhabitants, as well as how native peoples eventually turned the technology to their own purposes. Photographs of the region were used to stimulate British immigration and entrepreneuralism, and imagies of babies and children were designed to advertise the population growth of the settlers. Although Indians were taken by Anglos to document their “disappearing” traditions and to show the success of missionary activities, many Indians proved receptive to photography and turned posing for the white man’s camera to their own advantage. This book will appeal to those interested in the history of the West, imperialism, gender, photography, and First Nations/Native America. Book First Nations Oxford University Press Pacific
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description Abstract Framing the West argues that photography was intrinsic to British territorial expansion and settlement on the northwest coast. Williams shows how male and female settlers used photography to establish control over the territory and its indigenous inhabitants, as well as how native peoples eventually turned the technology to their own purposes. Photographs of the region were used to stimulate British immigration and entrepreneuralism, and imagies of babies and children were designed to advertise the population growth of the settlers. Although Indians were taken by Anglos to document their “disappearing” traditions and to show the success of missionary activities, many Indians proved receptive to photography and turned posing for the white man’s camera to their own advantage. This book will appeal to those interested in the history of the West, imperialism, gender, photography, and First Nations/Native America.
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