Type
Text
Type
Dissertation
Advisor
Barnhart, Michael | Lebovics, Herman | Mimura, Janis | Lynn, Hyung Gu.
Date
2014-12-01
Keywords
cultural theory, East Asian history, nineteenth century Korea, photography, pre-colonial | Asian studies
Department
Department of History.
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/77731
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
Postcolonial studies have successfully unveiled the cultural, social, and political networks of imperial and colonial representations embedded in visual documents of the non-Western world. Within this context, the early photography of Korea has been presented as a cultural force imposed on Koreans in relation to colonialism and Orientalism. This dissertation rethinks the representational politics of early photography during the pre-colonial period of 1876 to 1910 by problematizing the master narratives and suggesting alternative ways to interpret this historical material. Through analyzing the historical contexts of photographic materials and practices, this dissertation argues that photography, as a device of cultural expression, helped native Koreans shape their growing sense of patriotism, individuality, and changing identity at the turn of the century. | 311 pages
Recommended Citation
Sohn, Heejeong, "Consuming Modernity: Photography in Pre-colonial Korea, 1876-1910" (2014). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 3518.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/3518