Projecting citizenship : photography and belonging in the British Empire /

Examines the relationship between photography and citizenship, through a comprehensive account of the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee's lantern slide lecture scheme: a project initiated by the British government at the beginning of the twentieth century that aimed to photograph the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Moser, Gabrielle (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Colonial Office. > Visual Instruction Committee. Photography > Political aspects > Colonies > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Citizenship > Colonies > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Photography in education > Colonies > Great Britain > History > 20th century.

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Summary:	Examines the relationship between photography and citizenship, through a comprehensive account of the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee's lantern slide lecture scheme: a project initiated by the British government at the beginning of the twentieth century that aimed to photograph the entirety of the empire.
Physical Description:	xvii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780271081274 0271081279