Lutz

Reading National Geographic

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ISBN 13:: 9780226497242
author:: Lutz
format:: Paperback
publisher:: University of Chicago Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1993
Pages:: 328
Dimensions:: 22.6 x 15 x 1.8 cm
Genre:: Anthropology Textbook
Condition:: New
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The National Geographic has long been a window to the world, but what does it reveal about ourselves? In this thought-provoking account, Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins explore how the magazine's images and text represent Third World cultures. Through interviews with editors and a close analysis of photographs, they examine issues of race, gender, privilege, progress, and modernity. The result is a complex portrait of an institution that promotes a kind of conservative humanism, acknowledging universal values while allowing readers to view non-Western peoples as being in an earlier stage of progress. This insightful study provides a telling glimpse into middle-class American culture and its influence on our understanding of the world. By investigating how the National Geographic Society selects images and text, Lutz and Collins shed light on the tensions between cultural curiosity and middle-class values.

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