Photography, Modernity and the Governed in Late-colonial Indonesia

The essays in this volume examine, from a historical perspective, how contested notions of modernity, civilization, and being governed were envisioned through photography in early twentieth-century Indonesia, a period when the Dutch colonial regime was implementing a liberal reform program known as...

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Main Author Protschky, Susie
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2015
Edition1
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ISBN9789089646620
9089646620
9789048523382
9048523389
DOI10.1515/9789048523382

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Table of Contents:
  • Photography, modernity and the governed in late-colonial Indonesia -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Governing Lenses on Ethical Policy and Practice -- 1. Camera Ethica: Photography, modernity and the governed in late-colonial Indonesia by Susie Protschky -- 2. Ethical policies in moving pictures: The films of J.C. Lamster by Jean Gelman Taylor -- 3. Ethical projects, ethnographic orders and colonial notions of modernity in Dutch Borneo: G.L. Tichelman's Queen's Birthday photographs from the late 1920s by Susie Protschky -- 4. Saving the children? : The Ethical Policy and photographs of colonial atrocity during the Aceh War by Paul Bijl -- Part II: Local Lenses on Living in an 'Ethical' Indies -- 5. Interracial unions and the Ethical Policy: The representation of the everyday in Indo-European family photo albums by Pamela Pattynama -- 6. Reversing the lens: Kartini's image of a modernised Java by Joost Coté -- 7. Modelling modernity: Ethnic Chinese photography in the ethical era by Karen Strassler -- 8. Modernity and middle classes in the Netherlands Indies: Cultivating cultural citizenship by Henk Schulte Nordholt -- 9. Say 'cheese' : Images of captivity in Boven Digoel (1927-43) by Rudolf Mrázek.
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1: Camera Ethica 2: Ethical policies in moving pictures 3: Ethical projects, ethnographic orders and colonial notions of modernity in Dutch Borneo 4: Saving the children? 5: Interracial unions and the Ethical Policy 6: Reversing the lens 7: Modelling modernity 8: Modernity and middle classes in the Netherlands Indies 9: Say “cheese”
  • Cover Table of Contents Acknowledgments Part I – Governing Lenses on Ethical Policy and Practice 1. Camera Ethica: Photography, modernity and the governed in late-colonial Indonesia 2. Ethical policies in moving pictures: The films of J.C. Lamster 3. Ethical projects, ethnographic orders and colonial notions of modernity in Dutch Borneo: G.L. Tichelman’s Queen’s Birthday photographs from the late 1920s 4. Saving the children? : The Ethical Policy and photographs of colonial atrocity during the Aceh War Part II – Local Lenses on Living in an “Ethical” Indies 5. Interracial unions and the Ethical Policy: The representation of the everyday in Indo-European family photo albums 6. Reversing the lens: Kartini’s image of a modernised Java 7. Modelling modernity: Ethnic Chinese photography in the ethical era 8. Modernity and middle classes in the Netherlands Indies: Cultivating cultural citizenship 9. Say “cheese” : Images of captivity in Boven Digoel (1927-43) Title Page, Copyright
  • Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I - Governing Lenses on Ethical Policy and Practice -- 1. Camera Ethica: Photography, modernity and the governed in late-colonial Indonesia / Susie Protschky -- 2. Ethical policies in moving pictures: The films of J.C. Lamster / Jean Gelman Taylor -- 3. Ethical projects, ethnographic orders and colonial notions of modernity in Dutch Borneo: G.L. Tichelman's Queen's Birthday photographs from the late 1920s / Susie Protschky -- 4. Saving the children? : The Ethical Policy and photographs of colonial atrocity during the Aceh War / Paul Bijl -- Part II - Local Lenses on Living in an "Ethical" Indies -- 5. Interracial unions and the Ethical Policy: The representation of the everyday in Indo-European family photo albums / Pamela Pattynama -- 6. Reversing the lens: Kartini's image of a modernised Java / Joost Coté -- 7. Modelling modernity: Ethnic Chinese photography in the ethical era / Karen Strassler -- 8. Modernity and middle classes in the Netherlands Indies: Cultivating cultural citizenship / Henk Schulte Nordholt -- 9. Say "cheese" : Images of captivity in Boven Digoel (1927-43) / Rudolf Mrázek
  • Acknowledgments --
  • 5. Interracial unions and the Ethical Policy The representation of the everyday in Indo-European family photo albums
  • Jean Gelman Taylor --
  • 9. Say “cheese”. Images of captivity in Boven Digoel (1927-43)
  • Henk Schulte Nordholt --
  • 1. Camera Ethica. Photography, modernity and the governed in late-colonial Indonesia
  • Joost Coté --
  • 2. Ethical policies in moving pictures. The films of J.C. Lamster
  • Paul Bijl --
  • Pamela Pattynama --
  • Table of Contents --
  • 7. Modelling modernity. Ethnic Chinese photography in the ethical era
  • Part II: Local Lenses on Living in an “Ethical” Indies --
  • Rudolf Mrázek
  • 3. Ethical projects , ethnographic orders and colonial notions of modernity in Dutch Borneo. G.L. Tichelman’s Queen’s Birthday photographs from the late 1920s
  • 6. Reversing the lens. Kartini’s image of a modernised Java
  • 8. Modernity and middle classes in the Netherlands Indies. Cultivating cultural citizenship
  • Frontmatter --
  • Susie Protschky --
  • 4. Saving the children? The Ethical Policy and photographs of colonial atrocity during the Aceh War
  • Karen Strassler --
  • Part I: Governing Lenses on Ethical Policy and Practice --