Artists' Books
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Creation Date
2019
Keywords
artists' books; women in mass media; sex role in mass media; journalism, pictorial; patriarchy
Description
1 volume, 46 pages . "Reappropriates images from print media in India to comment on patriarchy and gender roles."--colophon. Title from last page of book. "Image sources : Mumbai Samachar, Janmabhumi, Mumbai Mirror, Mid-day, Times of India, Hyderabad Times." In Todays News: Alpha Males and Women Power is a photobook by Kaamna Patel wherein she appropriates images from print media in India to comment on prevalent patriarchies and pre-determined gender roles. Using the semiotics of images, In Todays News attempts to reveal the dominant ideology of a people at a particular time in their history, while leaving room for the reader to uncover their own biases that may be informed, consciously or subconsciously, by this ideological structure.--Printed Matter.
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Press
[Mumbai, India]: Editions Jojo , [2019]
Rights
©Mumbai, India: Editions Jojo, 2019.
Materials / Techniques
offset printing; paper
Measurements
21 cm