Imaging the ‘Shtetl’: Visual Theories of Nationhood
| Title | Imaging the ‘Shtetl’: Visual Theories of Nationhood |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Zemel, Carol |
| Editor | Bal, Mieke, and Bryan Gonzales |
| Book Title | The Practice of Cultural Analysis: Exposing Interdisciplinary Interpretation |
| Chapter | Imaging the ‘Shtetl’: Visual Theories of Nationhood |
| Pagination | pp 102-121 |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press, |
| City | Stanford |
| Abstract | This essay contains an image by Vishniac, and compares his work with that of Alter Kacyzne, against whom Vishniac is frequently juxtaposed. The article discusses cultural and social criticism and analysis of the work of the two photographers. |