Gortazar, P. 2019. Subjective Documentary Photography in ‘‘Normalised’’ Czechoslovakia (1968-89). Decoding Vladimír Birgus’ Work. Fotocinema. 19, pp. 101-123. https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2019.v2i19.6647
| Title | Subjective Documentary Photography in ‘‘Normalised’’ Czechoslovakia (1968-89). Decoding Vladimír Birgus’ Work |
|---|---|
| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Gortazar, P. |
| Abstract | This paper aims to study the use of a ‘subjective’ view in Czechoslovakian photography through documentary practices developed during the period of ‘normalisation’ (1968-1989). Its intention is to analyse how are we to understand the notion of ‘subjective’ in Czechoslovakian documentary photography and its significance during the last two decades of communist rule in the country. Through the analysis of Vladimír Birgus’ work, the article discusses how the principles of ‘subjectivity’ in photography aided Czechoslovakian photographers to express their reactions against the established power; a reaction that, thanks to the attributes of this ‘subjective view’, was able to remain ‘under-cover’ through the use of a coded visual language in the photograph. |
| Keywords | Czech photography; Slovak photography; normalisation; subjective documentary photography; Vladirmír Birgus. |
| Journal | Fotocinema |
| Journal citation | 19, pp. 101-123 |
| ISSN | 2172-0150 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Universidad de Málaga |
| Accepted author manuscript | License CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2019.v2i19.6647 |
| Web address (URL) | https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/fotocinema/article/view/6647 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 22 Jul 2019 |