Der imperiale Blick

Die indigene Bevölkerung Zentralasiens in der ethnographisch-anthropologischen Fotografie des Russländischen Imperiums

By (author) Laura Elias

Book cover: Der imperiale Blick

Extent: 350 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Anthropology, Slavic Studies

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(December 2024)

ISBN: 9783847117841

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $87.00

In stock

Die ethnographisch-anthropologische Fotografie schuf ein Bild vom Imperium, in dem ethnisch-kulturelle, rassisch-biologische und standisch-soziale Identifikationsparameter miteinander konkurrierten.


This monograph covers the significance of photography in the new disciplines of ethnography and physical anthropology in the Russian imperial context. It analyses to what extent photographic images contributed to the construction of imagined ethnic communities and the production of ethnographic knowledge, as well as to what extent photography served as a strategy for the exploration and appropriation of foreign peoples. Which type of photographic representation of non-Russian peoples was considered by historical actors as scientifically relevant and how this evolved is one of the leading questions.

  • By (author) Laura Elias