Crary, Jonathan
Techniques of the Observer: On Vision and Modernity in the Nineteenth Century (October Books)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262531078
- author:
- Crary, Jonathan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- MIT Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1992
- Pages:
- 183
- Dimensions:
- 17.53 x 0.76 x 22.86 centimetres
- Genre:
- Anthropology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Jonathan Crary's Techniques of the Observer offers a fresh perspective on the visual culture of 19th-century Europe. By examining the historical construction of the observer, Crary reassesses problems of both visual modernism and social modernity. The development of physiological optics and theories of "subjective vision" in the 1820s gave the observer new autonomy and productivity, while also allowing for new forms of control and standardization of vision. This analysis draws on a range of diverse sources, including philosophy, empirical sciences, and emerging mass visual culture. Crary's work provides a compelling account of how vision became situated within the body as a physiological event, and how this impacted the development of optical apparatuses such as the stereoscope and precinematic devices.
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