Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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On (Digital) Photographic Image-Objects: Atomic Bits, Accelerated Bodies, Evidence, Decay

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Thomas, Jennifer, Thesis advisor (ths): Bordo, Jonathan, Degree committee member (dgc): Junyk, Ihor, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>On the first page of the much read, Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes reveals his motive: "I was overcome by an "ontological" desire: I wanted to learn at all costs what Photography was "in itself," by what essential feature it was to be distinguished from the community of images." The impetus of this thesis might be called a Barthesian desire to learn what… more