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A Study Of Female Imagery In Photographs Of The Republic Of China (1912-1949)

Posted on:2022-03-12Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2515306536957939Subject:Radio and television
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The political,economic and cultural development of Chinese society during the Republican period was largely influenced by the West.With the industrialization of the Republican society,a large amount of Western photographic materials were frequently imported,the act of taking photographs was gradually accepted by the public,and the photobooths in the scope of experience and scale of operation were still sadly expanding,and the Republican period became a golden period in the historical development of photobooths in China.As an important carrier to record women,the photo studio photos of the Republic of China period are very representative,and it presents the complete image of women in the Republic of China period,and also becomes an important way to express women's consciousness,identity and social culture.Based on the existing research on the image of women in the Republic of China,this paper analyzes the image of women in the photographs of the photo studio of the Republic of China by taking the photographs of the photo studio of the Republic of China as a clue and combining the relevant newspapers,bibliographies and other textual materials of the Republic of China,and explores the ways,methods and characteristics of the construction of the image of women in the photo studio of the Republic of China,and outlines the relationship between the image of women and the social culture of the Republic of China.The study is divided into four parts.The first part analyzes the reasons for the prosperity of photo studios in the Republic of China and the consumers of photo studios in terms of the number of photo studios in the Republic of China,advertising and publicity,and technology.The second part sorts out the types of photo studio photos and summarizes the construction methods and characteristics of women's images in terms of lighting,poses,scenery props,darkroom development,negative refinishing,and photo printing and framing.The third part explores the application value of female images in photo studio photos from the perspectives of women's social interactions,photo studio publicity and marketing,reference of monthly plates and magazine illustrations.The fourth part summarizes the research value of female images in photos of photo studio in Republic of China through the above analysis,highlighting the double interest of women in Republic of China,showing the transformation of female identity and the improvement of female consciousness in Republic of China,and promoting the construction of nationalism and modernity of Republic of China culture.This paper adds to the existing studies on the image of women in the Republic of China from a new research perspective,and to a certain extent,it can provide some new thoughts.
Keywords/Search Tags:Republic of China, Photo Studio, Female image, Build, Value
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