Posted March 09, 2014 in Member News
Andrew E. Hershberger publishes Photographic Theory: An Historical Anthology
Andrew E. Hershberger, Ph.D., an historian of photography and the Chair of the Division of Art History at Bowling Green State University, has recently published an 86-edited article anthology entitled Photographic Theory: An Historical Anthology (Boston and Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014):
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-140519863X.html .
The anthology has just been reviewed in the journal Leonardo:
http://leonardo.info/reviews/feb2014/herschberger-baetens.php .
The reviewer is Professor Jan Baetens, Chair of the Cultural Studies program at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), in Belgium. Among his numerous positive comments, Prof. Baetens calls Hershberger's book a "timely and stimulating historical anthology," a "clear and representative overview of the discipline's heritage," a "useful gathering of numerous key texts," and a "welcome update and broadening of older collections." He adds that "even readers who are very familiar with the topic will be able to make many discoveries thanks to the anthology." His review concludes that "The book will undoubtedly contribute to reopen many eternal questions on the oldest of new media."
