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Book Synopsis Picturing the Postcard by : Monica Cure
Download or read book Picturing the Postcard written by Monica Cure and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length study of a once revolutionary visual and linguistic medium Literature has “died” many times—this book tells the story of its death by postcard. Picturing the Postcard looks to this unlikely source to shed light on our collective, modern-day obsession with new media. The postcard, almost unimaginably now, produced at the end of the nineteenth century the same anxieties and hopes that many people think are unique to twenty-first-century social media such as Facebook or Twitter. It promised a newly connected social world accessible to all and threatened the breakdown of authentic social relations and even of language. Arguing that “new media” is as much a discursive object as a material one, and that it is always in dialogue with the media that came before it, Monica Cure reconstructs the postcard’s history through journals, legal documents, and sources from popular culture, analyzing the postcard’s representation in fiction by well-known writers such as E. M. Forster and Edith Wharton and by more obscure writers like Anne Sedgwick and Herbert Flowerdew. Writers deployed uproar over the new medium of the postcard by Anglo-American cultural critics to mirror anxieties about the changing nature of the literary marketplace, which included the new role of women in public life, the appeal of celebrity and the loss of privacy, an increasing dependence on new technologies, and the rise of mass media. Literature kept open the postcard’s possibilities and in the process reimagined what literature could be.
Book Synopsis Picturing Lake Minnetonka by : James W. Ogland
Download or read book Picturing Lake Minnetonka written by James W. Ogland and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history through postcards of the lake from the 1860s to the beginning of the 20th century.
Book Synopsis Real Photo Postcard Guide by : Robert Bogdan
Download or read book Real Photo Postcard Guide written by Robert Bogdan and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-21 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Real Photo Postcard Guide is an informative, comprehensive, and practical treatment of this wildly popular American phenomenon that dominated the United States photographic market during the first third of the twentieth century. Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh draw on extensive research and observation to address all aspects of the photo postcard from its history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation. Illustrated with over 350 exceptional photo postcards taken from archives and private collections across the country, the scope of the Real Photo Postcard Guide spans technical considerations of production, characteristics of superior images, collecting categories, and methods of research for dating photo postcards and investigating their photographers. In a broader sense, the authors show how "real photo postcards" document the social history of America. From family outings and workplace awards to lynchings and natural disasters, every image captures a moment of American cultural history from the society that generated them. Bogdan and Weseloh’s book provides an admirable integration of informative text and compelling photographic illustrations. Collectors, archivists, photographers, photo historians, social scientists, and anyone interested in the visual documentation of America will find the Real Photo Postcard Guide indispensable.
Book Synopsis Leonardo, the Terrible Monster by : Mo Willems
Download or read book Leonardo, the Terrible Monster written by Mo Willems and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2005-08-23 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leonardo is a terrible monster so he decides to be a best friend.
Book Synopsis Eric Carle: 100 Postcards by : Eric Carle
Download or read book Eric Carle: 100 Postcards written by Eric Carle and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful collection of 100 postcards featuring the beautiful and iconic artwork of Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Showcasing brand new artwork, alongside classic images, this exquisite box is a celebration of Carle's extraordinary children's book illustration talent. Send the gorgeous postcards to family and friends, or cherish the collection yourself.
Book Synopsis Picturing Illinois by : John A. Jakle
Download or read book Picturing Illinois written by John A. Jakle and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outset of the twentieth century the debut of the American picture postcard incited widespread enthusiasm for collecting and sending postcard art that lasted decades. In Picturing Illinois, John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle examine a diverse set of 200 vintage Illinois picture postcards revealing what locals considered captivating, compelling, and commemorable. They also interpret how individual messages impart the sender's personal perception of local geography and scenery. Jakle and Sculle follow the dialogue between urban Chicago and rural downstate, elucidating the postcard's significance in popular culture and the unique ways in which Illinoisans pictured their world.
Book Synopsis Pictures in the Post by : Richard Carline
Download or read book Pictures in the Post written by Richard Carline and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Postcard Killers by : James Patterson
Download or read book The Postcard Killers written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Europe is stunning in the summer . . . but NYPD detective Jacob Kanon isn't there for the beauty. He's on a mission: to track down his daughter's killer. NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him-he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter's killer. Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper that precedes each new victim. Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm-and they think they know where the next victims will be. With relentless twists and unstoppable action, The Postcard Killers may be James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.
Book Synopsis The Picture Postcard & Its Origins by : Frank Staff
Download or read book The Picture Postcard & Its Origins written by Frank Staff and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lakeland written by Mary M. Flekke and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lakeland celebrates the history of one of central Florida's most scenic cities. The small town that encompasses dozens of lakes was perfectly named in 1883, and grew to include an eclectic mix of downtown buildings, elegant hotels, roadways, handsome parks, and picturesque neighborhoods. By mid-century, Lakeland had grown to support small industries, churches, several schools, an airport, and two small colleges, one of which features the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.
Book Synopsis Picturing Russia by : Valerie Ann Kivelson
Download or read book Picturing Russia written by Valerie Ann Kivelson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can Russian images and objects—a tsar’s crown, a provincial watercolor album, the Soviet Pioneer Palace—tell us about the Russian people and their culture? This wide-ranging book is the first to explore the visual culture of Russia over the entire span of Russian history, from ancient Kiev to contemporary, post-Soviet society. Illustrated with more than one hundred diverse and fascinating images, the book examines the ways that Russians have represented themselves visually, understood their visual environment, and used visual images in social and political contexts. Expert contributors discuss images and objects from all over the Russian/Soviet empire, including consumer goods, architectural monuments, religious icons, portraits, news and art photography, popular prints, films, folk art, and more. Each of the concise and accessible essays in the volume offers a fresh interpretation of Russian cultural history. Putting visuality itself in focus as never before, Picturing Russia adds an entirely new dimension to the study of Russian literature, history, art, and culture. The book enriches our understanding of visual documents and shows the variety of ways they serve as far more than mere illustration.
Book Synopsis The Censor's Notebook by : Liliana Corobca
Download or read book The Censor's Notebook written by Liliana Corobca and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating narrative of life in communist Romania, and a thought-provoking meditation on the nature of literature and censorship. Winner of the 2023 Oxford Weidenfeld Translation Prize A Censor’s Notebook is a window into the intimate workings of censorship under communism, steeped in mystery and secrets and lies, confirming the power of literature to capture personal and political truths. The novel begins with a seemingly non-fiction frame story—an exchange of letters between the author and Emilia Codrescu, the female chief of the Secret Documents Office in Romania’s feared State Directorate of Media and Printing, the government branch responsible for censorship. Codrescu had been responsible for the burning and shredding of the censors’ notebooks and the state secrets in them, but prior to fleeing the country in 1974 she had stolen one of these notebooks. Now, forty years later, she makes the notebook available to Liliana, the character of the author, for the newly instituted Museum of Communism. The work of a censor—a job about which it is forbidden to talk—is revealed in this notebook, which discloses the structures of this mysterious institution and describes how these professional readers and ideological error hunters are burdened with hundreds of manuscripts, strict deadlines, and threatening penalties. The censors lose their identity, and are often frazzled by neuroses and other illnesses.
Book Synopsis The Edwardian Picture Postcard as a Communications Revolution by : Julia Gillen
Download or read book The Edwardian Picture Postcard as a Communications Revolution written by Julia Gillen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-13 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph offers a novel investigation of the Edwardian picture postcard as an innovative form of multimodal communication, revealing much about the creativity, concerns and lives of those who used postcards as an almost instantaneous form of communication. In the early twentieth century, the picture postcard was a revolutionary way of combining short messages with an image, making use of technologies in a way impossible in the decades since, until the advent of the digital revolution. This book offers original insights into the historical and social context in which the Edwardian picture postcard emerged and became a craze. It also expands the field of Literacy Studies by illustrating the combined use of posthuman, multimodal, historic and linguistic methodologies to conduct an in-depth analysis of the communicative, sociolinguistic and relational functions of the postcard. Particular attention is paid to how study of the picture postcard can reveal details of the lives and literacy practices of often overlooked sectors of the population, such as working-class women. The Edwardian era in the United Kingdom was one of extreme inequalities and rapid social change, and picture postcards embodied the dynamism of the times. Grounded in an analysis of a unique, open access, digitized collection of 3,000 picture postcards, this monograph will be of interest to researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of Literacy Studies, sociolinguistics, history of communications and UK social history.
Book Synopsis Harry Potter: The Postcard Collection by : Insight Editions
Download or read book Harry Potter: The Postcard Collection written by Insight Editions and published by Insights. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate your love for The Boy Who Lived with this deluxe set of one hundred unique postcards featuring art and photography from the beloved HARRY POTTER™ films. The HARRY POTTER™ series continues to enchant and inspire fans around the world. Now Harry Potter fans can share their love with this boxed postcard set, featuring gorgeous concept art and film photography, perfect for decorating, scrapbooking, or sharing with friends. This deluxe boxed postcard set features one hundred unique designs and comes packaged in a sturdy keepsake box for easy storage and display.
Book Synopsis Pictures in the Post by : Richard Carline
Download or read book Pictures in the Post written by Richard Carline and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Picturing Berkeley written by Burl Willes and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2005 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burl Willes is an award-winning book featuring over 400 reproductions of postcards depicting the Berkeley area during the early 1900s. The book's chapters cover Berkeley neighborhoods, culture and events. A recipient of the "Certificate of Excellence" from the 33rd Annual Bookbuilders West Book Show.
Download or read book Eric Carle Decorative Prints written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection features 12 ready-to-frame poster-prints celebrating the art of Eric Carle. These poster-prints feature colorful and kid-friendly images from Eric Carle's beloved books, including character favorites such as the Hungry Caterpillar. Images selected include a Panda, Train engine, Numbers, Sloth in a tree, Caterpillar, Penguins, Kangaroos, Alphabet, Lion, Giraffe, Cameleon, and Ducks.
