Tabubrüche in der Fotografie

Since the invention of photography, there have been explicit and implicit agreements about what can and cannot be photographed. Both the photographic staging of taboo subjects and the use of these photos in certain contexts can represent a breach of taboos and cause scandals. This book deals with the extraordinary impact of photos taken and published in disregard of social conventions, thereby violating taboo boundaries. After two introductory chapters providing the theoretical background necessary for a scholarly engagement with the topic, author Clemens Jud explains the disparate development of photographic representation taboos through the juxtaposition of numerous current and historical examples.