Class struggle : the invention of paparazzi photography and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales

Author

Squiers, Carol

Document type

Article (livre)

Language

English

Book title

Over exposed : essays on contemporary photography

Author (monograph)

Squiers, Carol (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

Over exposed : essays on contemporary photography. 1999, 269-304, 4 ill.

Publisher

New Press, New York (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Essay looks at the phenomenon of paparazzi photography to define what it is and how it relates to other types of photography such as photojournalism and documentary; shows that a form of paparazzi photography emerged in Italy after World War II and then subsequently spread throughout Western news and entertainment media; examines its deployment in regard to its arguably most famous subject, Diana, princess of Wales, and how it was thus used to reinforce the objectifying, voyeuristic position of women in representation while also staging an attack on the British monarchy as an institution.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Pictorial arts -- Photography
• Photography
• 1900-2000
• Paparazzi
• Diana Frances, princess of Wales, 1961-1997
• Celebrities
• Representation
• Photojournalism
• Documentary photography
• Photographers

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Photographie
• Photographie
• 1900-2000
• Paparazzi
• Diana Frances, princesse de Galles, 1961-1997
• Célébrités
• Représentation
• Photojournalisme
• Photographie documentaire
• Photographes

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19991001-00212741

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