How the Other Half Looks: The Lower East Side and the Afterlives of Images

by Sara Blair

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How New York's Lower East Side inspired new ways of seeing America

New York City's Lower East Side, long viewed as the space of what Jacob Riis notoriously called the "other half," was also a crucible for experimentation in photography, film, literature, and visual technologies. This book takes an unprecedented look at the practices of observation that emerged from this critical site of encounter, showing how they have informed literary...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691172226

ISBN13:9780691172224

Release Date:June 2018

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:2.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Photography

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