Reflections on “the looking glass war” photography, espionage and the cold war
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12423522 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terence Wright (Refugee Council, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-88 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Visual Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-1684 • E-ISSN: 2331-3811 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725860108583827 |
| OpenAlex | W2014430220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
The article focuses on a syndicated newspaper photograph which was used in 1996 to illustrate an espionage story involving British and Russian diplomats. The photograph appeared on the front pages of two British newspapers. Following an exploration of the formal aspects of the photograph, the paper explores the different editorial agendas of the two newspapers. This leads to a questioning of the documentary value of the image as well as its broader historical, political and literary setting. It not only shows how the photograph alludes to the spy thriller, but the structure of article itself draws upon and aims to mimic this literary genre
Archaeology · Art · Cold war · Espionage · Front (military · Literature · Media studies · Newspaper · Photography · Political science · Politics · Shot (pellet · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Visual arts · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
Structure and cognition in art
Art And Agency
Art and Visual Perception
The Interpretation of Cultures
Other tribes, other scribes
Culture & truth
Cross-Cultural Filmmaking
An Introduction to Visual Culture
The Elementary Structures of Kinship
Optics, Painting and Photography
Russia's Seat at the Table
Through the looking-glass
The Clash of Gods
The Handbook of Visual Analysis
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2010 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |