Syn for sagn: Tre fotografiske dokumentationsprojekter, 1895-1927
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Syn for sagn : Tre fotografiske dokumentationsprojekter, 1895-1927. / Nyvang, Caroline.
I: Tidsskrift for Kulturforskning, Bind 12, Nr. 1, 2013, s. 5-22.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Syn for sagn
T2 - Tre fotografiske dokumentationsprojekter, 1895-1927
AU - Nyvang, Caroline
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Picturing the Past – Three Photographical Projects, 1895—1927This article analyses the use of photography in Danish folkloristic documentation of immaterial culture. In particular, it focuses on the work of Axel Olrik (1864-1917), the first president of the Danish Folklore Archives and a representative of the early folkloristic movement, and his engagement in three different photographical projects during the years 1895—1927. Through a study of the actual pictures as well as readings of Olrik’s personal letters, applications for funding, and academic writings, two main arguments for the use of photography are identified: one line of argumentation pertains to the potential of photography as a conservatory technology; another series of reasons promotes photographs as a particularly well-suited medium for conveying the past in a holistic way. Furthermore, the article shows how these arguments hinge on a coalescence of time and space, comparable to that of concurrent ethnographic photography.
AB - Picturing the Past – Three Photographical Projects, 1895—1927This article analyses the use of photography in Danish folkloristic documentation of immaterial culture. In particular, it focuses on the work of Axel Olrik (1864-1917), the first president of the Danish Folklore Archives and a representative of the early folkloristic movement, and his engagement in three different photographical projects during the years 1895—1927. Through a study of the actual pictures as well as readings of Olrik’s personal letters, applications for funding, and academic writings, two main arguments for the use of photography are identified: one line of argumentation pertains to the potential of photography as a conservatory technology; another series of reasons promotes photographs as a particularly well-suited medium for conveying the past in a holistic way. Furthermore, the article shows how these arguments hinge on a coalescence of time and space, comparable to that of concurrent ethnographic photography.
KW - Det Humanistiske Fakultet
KW - Fotografihistorie
KW - Folkloristik
KW - Folkeminder
KW - Visuel antropologi
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
VL - 12
SP - 5
EP - 22
JO - Tidsskrift for Kulturforskning
JF - Tidsskrift for Kulturforskning
SN - 1502-7473
IS - 1
ER -
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