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This paper discusses research on the use of photography in colonial India.
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Abstract: This research paper explores the use of photography in colonial India. The thesis of the paper is that British photographers, through their choice of subjects and editing of their works, created a romanticized image of India as the British wished to see it. More recent photography has focused on the reality of the lives of the Indian people. Thus photography has moved from from functioning as an agent of colonial domination and political propaganda to a tool used to bring aid and compassion to those in need.
Sixth Annual University Scholars Day, 2009, Denton, Texas, United States.
Photography in Colonial and Postcolonial India as an Agent of Cultural Dominance, ark:/67531/metadc86878
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Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on photography in colonial and postcolonial India as an agent of cultural dominance.
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Photography in Colonial and Postcolonial India as an Agent of Cultural Dominance, ark:/67531/metadc86878
Joyce, Megan & Owen, Lisa N.Photography in Colonial and Postcolonial India as an Agent of Cultural Dominance,
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April 2, 2009;
[Denton, Texas].
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc93303/:
accessed January 17, 2025),
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