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Focusing on the creation of the concept of whiteness, this study links early photographic imagery to the development and exploitation that was common in the colonial Atlantic World of the mid- to late-nineteenth century. With the advent of the daguerreotype in the mid-nineteenth century, White European settlers could imagine themselves as a supra-national community, where the attainment of wealth was rapidly becoming accessible through colonisation. Their dispersal throughout the colonial territories made possible the advent of a new representative type of Whiteness that eventually merged with the portrayal of modernity itself. Over time, the colonisation of the Atlantic World became synonymous with fascination itself within a European mind fixated upon both a racially subordinated world and the technical media through which it was represented. In the intervening centuries, images have acted as a medium of the imaginary, allowing for ideas around classification and the measurement of value to travel and to situate themselves as universal means. Contemporary societies still grapple with the residues of race, gender, class, and sexuality first established by the contrived mores of this representational medium, and those who were racialised by the camera as objects of fascination, curiosity, or concern have remained so well into the post-digital era. The book will be of interest to scholars working in history of photography, art history, colonialism, and critical race theory.

Daguerreotype --- White privilege (Social structure) --- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art --- White people in popular culture --- History --- History --- History --- History

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Plus de vingt ans après sa parution en 1997, Blanc reste l'ouvrage de référence sur les représentations de la blanchité dans la culture visuelle occidentale. Dans ce classique des études culturelles, Richard Dyer comble un manque dans les études des représentations raciales, traditionnellement focalisées sur les images des groupes minorisés. En analysant la blanchité en tant que telle, il contribue à l'extraire de sa position de norme invisible, qui joue un rôle essentiel dans la consolidation du pouvoir blanc. Après être revenu notamment sur le rôle du christianisme, des théories sur la race et de l'impérialisme dans la construction de la blanchité, Dyer explore ses représentations visuelles, notamment cinématographiques, à travers une histoire technologique et esthétique de la lumière, ainsi que des études de cas, allant des films centrés sur des héros blancs bodybuildés, comme les Rambo ou les péplums italiens, à des classiques de la science-fiction comme Blade Runner ou Alien.

White people in popular culture. --- White people in art. --- White people in motion pictures. --- Blancs --- Blancs --- Blancs --- Médias et culture --- Groupes ethniques --- Dans la culture populaire. --- Dans l'art. --- Au cinéma.