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Christopher Pinney

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Christopher Pinney is an anthropologist and art historian, and Professor of Anthropology and Visual Culture at University College London in the department of anthropology. He is known for his studies on the visual culture of South Asia, specifically India. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of literature.

Books

Camera Indica
Camera Indica
Christopher Pinney
Beyond Aesthetics
Beyond Aesthetics
Nicholas Thomas, Christopher Pinney
'Photos of the Gods'
'Photos of the Gods'
Christopher Pinney
Beyond Aesthetics
Beyond Aesthetics
Nicholas Thomas, Christopher Pinney
Pleasure and the Nation
Pleasure and the Nation
Rachel Dwyer, Christopher Pinney, Lecturer in Indian Studies at Soas Rachel Dwyer, Senior Lecturer in Material Culture in the Anthropology Department Christopher Pinney
Artisan Camera
Artisan Camera
Christopher Pinney, Suresh Punjabi
Lessons from Hell
Lessons from Hell
Christopher Pinney
Camera Indica
Camera Indica
Christopher Pinney
The Coming of Photography in India
The Coming of Photography in India
Christopher Pinney
Film As Ethnography
Film As Ethnography
Kirsten Hastrup, Peter Loizos, David MacDougall, Terence Wright, André Singer, Alan Macfarlane, Christopher Pinney, Felicia Hughes-Freeland, James C. Faris, Keyan G. Tomaselli, Timothy Asch, Marcus Banks, Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, Dai Vaughan, Wilton Martinez, Kathleen Kuehnast, Richard Chalfen, Homer Williams, Gary Seaman
Photography and Anthropology
Photography and Anthropology
Christopher Pinney
Photography’s Other Histories
Photography’s Other Histories
Nicolas Peterson, Christopher Pinney
The Waterless Sea
The Waterless Sea
Christopher Pinney

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