Picturing ourselves
Linda Haverty Rugg
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Picturing ourselves
Published
2010
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pages
286
ISBN-13
9781281223982
Description
As Linda Haverty Rugg persuasively shows, photography's double take on self-image mirrors the concerns of autobiographers, who see the self as simultaneously divided (in observing/being) and unified by the autobiographical act. Rugg tracks photography's impact on the formation of self-image through the study of four literary autobiographers. Obsessed with self-image, Mark Twain and August Strindberg attempted (unsuccessfully) to integrate photographs into their autobiographies. While Twain encouraged photographers, he was wary of potential fakery. Strindberg, believing that photographs had occult power, preferred to photograph himself. Because of their experiences under National Socialism, Walter Benjamin and Christa Wolf feared the dangerously objectifying power of photographs and omitted them from their autobiographical writings. Yet Benjamin used them in his photographic conception of history, and Wolf's narrator in Patterns of Childhood tries to reclaim her childhood from the Nazis by reconstructing mental images of lost family photographs. Confronted with multiple and conflicting images of themselves, all four of these writers are torn between the knowledge that texts, photographs, and indeed selves are haunted by undecidability and the desire for the returned glance of a single self.
Subjects
Autobiography of a Yogi
Mein Kampf
The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass
American notes
Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Picturing ourselves?
This edition of Picturing ourselves has approximately 286 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Picturing ourselves?
For most readers, Picturing ourselves typically takes between 5h 58m and 3h 58m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 71,500 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Picturing ourselves?
The estimated word count for Picturing ourselves is approximately 71,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Picturing ourselves?
Picturing ourselves was written by Linda Haverty Rugg.
When was Picturing ourselves published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2010. The original work may have been published on a different date.