Streets of Crocodiles: Photography, Media, and Postsocialist Landscapes in Poland
()
About this ebook
This title features stunning photos augmented by J. Hoberman's preface and Katarzyna Marciniak's essays. This powerful presentation of photographs of Poland from the late 1980s to the present depicts the hybridized landscape of this pivotal Eastern European nation following its entry into the European Union. A visual record of the country's transition from socialism to capitalism, it focuses on the industrial blue-collar city of Lodz – located in the heart of New Europe and home to nearly one million people. Photographer Kamil Turowski's pictures are captivating – seeming to conceal a looming threat – while Katarzyna Marciniak's accompanying text expands on the photos and the 'crocodilian' texture of contemporary Eastern Europe. A walk on the wild side, Streets of Crocodiles captures viscerally the changing landscape of postsocialist Poland.
Katarzyna Marciniak
Katarzyna Marciniak is associate professor of transnational studies in the English Department at Ohio University. She has published on immigration, discourses of foreignness, postsocialist cultures, critical pedagogy, and transcultural cinema and literature in global contexts. She is the author of Alienhood: Citizenship, Exile, and the Logic of Difference (University of Minnesota Press, 2006), coeditor of Transnational Feminism in Film and Media (Palgrave, 2007), and guest coeditor of a special issue of Feminist Media Studies on 'Transcultural Mediations and Transnational Politics of Difference' (November 2009).
Related to Streets of Crocodiles
Related ebooks
Twelve Views of Manet's Bar Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Bookshops: A Reader's History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Return to Latvia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Diary of “Helena Morley” Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rip Van Winkle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEating Bitterness: Stories from the Front Lines of China’s Great Urban Migration Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes 1 and 2) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBehind the Moon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tokyo Cult Recipes Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Stories from a Victorian Age - Volume 6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Hopi Social History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Trackers: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seven Signs of the Lion Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Dead Interesting Stories from the Graveyards of Dublin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Box Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I, Hogarth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rankin Inlet: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMeet Me in Buenos Aires Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVirginia Woolf on the Ghost Stories of Henry James Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rebels' Hour Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlice's Adventures in Wonderland - Illustrated by Gwynedd M. Hudson Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVandover and the Brute Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWinds Over Manchuria Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJewish London, 3rd Edition: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Visitors and Londoners Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPicturing Experience in the Early Printed Book: Breydenbach’s Peregrinatio from Venice to Jerusalem Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOur Village Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Cecils: The Dynasty and Legacy of Lord Burghley Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMemoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Birds of Paradise: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Art For You
Drawing: Flowers: Learn to Draw Step-by-Step Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Designer's Dictionary of Color Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anatomy for Fantasy Artists: An Essential Guide to Creating Action Figures & Fantastical Forms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Draw and Paint Anatomy, All New 2nd Edition: Creating Lifelike Humans and Realistic Animals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Erotic Photography 120 illustrations Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Art 101: From Vincent van Gogh to Andy Warhol, Key People, Ideas, and Moments in the History of Art Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Drawing School: Fundamentals for the Beginner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Draw Like an Artist: 100 Flowers and Plants Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Botanical Drawing: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing Flowers, Vegetables, Fruit and Other Plant Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Creative, Inc.: The Ultimate Guide to Running a Successful Freelance Business Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Complete Papyrus of Ani Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5And The Mountains Echoed Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Electric State Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Streets of Crocodiles
0 ratings0 reviews