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No Caption Needed: Iconic Photographs, Public Culture, and Liberal Democracy Hardcover – June 1, 2007

by Robert Hariman (Author), John Louis Lucaites (Author)
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In No Caption Needed, Robert Hariman and John Louis Lucaites provide the definitive study of the iconic photograph as a dynamic form of public art. Their critical analyses of nine individual icons explore the photographs themselves and their subsequent circulation through an astonishing array of media, including stamps, posters, billboards, editorial cartoons, TV shows, Web pages, tattoos, and more. Iconic images are revealed as models of visual eloquence, signposts for collective memory, means of persuasion across the political spectrum, and a crucial resource for critical reflection.
Arguing against the conventional belief that visual images short-circuit rational deliberation and radical critique, Hariman and Lucaites make a bold case for the value of visual imagery in a liberal-democratic society. No Caption Needed is a compelling demonstration of photojournalism’s vital contribution to public life.

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    0226316068
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"Through outstanding studies of specific iconic images, Hariman and Lucaites address powerfully the emotional resonance and political complexity of photojournalism. They demonstrate how the collective response to photographs can reveal national and cultural character. Their discussion of these themes is a service and tribute to all those who care about visual communication. Photojournalists and citizens alike can learn a great deal from this terrific book." -- Peter Turnley, award-winning photojournalist

“This authoritative, thought-provoking book analyzes the genesis and reception of key American images from Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' to pictures of the Challenger disaster and 9/11. Drawing extensively on the recent scholarly literature, it demonstrates the pivotal position of the still photograph in modern visual culture. It will be essential reading for students of 20th-century photojournalism, propaganda and mass media. Highly recommended.”

-- Robin Lenman, general editor, The Oxford Companion to the Photograph


“I was truly astounded by the intelligence of the analyses in No Caption Needed, and the authors’ refusal to either over- or underestimate the power of these iconic images. Beyond that, Hariman and Lucaites engage in a profound reflection on the role of iconic journalistic photographs in modern democratic societies, the way they become ideological totems, or provocatives to further controversy. This book will be the starting point for any future attempt to deal with the problem of the iconic photograph and its social uses.”--W. J. T. Mitchell, author of What Do Pictures Want?
-- W. J. T. Mitchell


“No Caption Needed is a fascinating study of why a photograph is successful and what happens to that image once it enters America's collective conscious as an icon. Hariman and Lucaites’s exhaustively researched book provides thoughtful insight into how some photographs have helped shape America's cultural identity, and explains how one image can be used by different parties to fulfill different agendas. I recommend this book to anybody interested in the history and development of visual culture in the United States.”
-- Ashley Gilbertson, photojournalist and author of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

“A penetrating and provocative analysis. . . . The authors’ analytical achievement is enabled by an extraordinary feat of research and reporting.”--James Rosen, The American Interest

-- James Rosen ― The American Interest

"An admirable study." -- John Corner ― European Journal of Cultural Studies

"What especially distinguishes this work is the authors' discussion of the myriad ways iconographic photographs are used, transformed, and appropriated, thereby creating a dynamic rhetorical presence that continues to influence memory, thought, and behavior." -- Michael Carlebach ― Photography and Culture

"Historians of photography will want to read No Caption Needed not only for its insightful examination of individual photographs but also for its sophisticated analysis of the role of photography in a democratic society." -- Bruce Bustard ― Journal of American History

"[The authors] make an eloquent and compelling case, in print, for the centrality of the photographic icon to American cultural debate." -- Sylvia Cook ― Studies in American Culture


James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address
-- National Communication Association ― James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award

"[The book] provides a dynamic and much-needed contribution to debates concerning the value of visual representation and its relationship to implicit tensions within liberal democracy. The book arrives on the heels of current efforts within an expanding field of visual studies to push for full understanding of the technological and cultural (and not strictly textual) processes through which meanings are made for images." -- Dorothy Barenscott ― IVC

About the Author

Robert Hariman is professor of communication at Northwestern University and the author of Political Style: The Artistry of Power.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; Annotated edition (June 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 419 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226316068
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226316062
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.81 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches
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ktnmunchkin
5.0 out of 5 stars A thought provoking book
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2013
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It is fascinating to consider how and why images have become "iconic" in our culture. Bob Hariman and John Lucaties expertly analyze this phenomenon, and their commentary throughout this text (and their blog by the same name) was wonderful.
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Brandon
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I bought this book for my senior seminar class and the book is so good that I decided to keep it.

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Stephen C. O. Gencarella
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Study of Photojournalism and Democratic Culture
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2007
This is an important book.

No Caption Needed speaks with eloquence to a topic of tremendous significance for contemporary society and the state of democratic public culture. It is a deeply interesting study relevant to academic and general audiences alike. Part history lesson and part analysis of where we are and where we might head, this book examines what democracy means in a culture oriented to the visual. It's one of those gems that makes the reader rethink the world by pointing out something important right under one's nose.

Hariman and Lucaites examine iconic photographs, those images we see again and again and again in public life, and deftly reveal how they contribute to the rhythm of that life. In a series of chapters, they examine haunting and celebratory images that mark American history: the Times Square kiss, the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima and at Ground Zero, the Migrant Mother of the Great Depression, the Kent State massacre, the accidental napalm of the Vietnam War, the defiant man in Tiananmen Square, the Hindenburg and Challenger explosions.

In addition to the book, Hariman and Lucaites also succeed in what is often a remarkably difficult task: hosting a relevant, engaging, and inviting blog, an arena for discussion and intelligent debate with wit and precision:

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The review below has admirably captured the content of each chapter, so I will only mention its wide span of audiences. A critical scholarly book, No Caption Needed is a significant contribution to the burgeoning study of visual rhetoric, and should be mandatory reading for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in communication programs. It also addresses media and cultural studies, and would find a welcome place on the syllabi of journalism, anthropology, sociology, history, political science, art history, performance studies, education, and popular culture courses.

This book--and the blog--should also not be missed by the political strategist, policy wonk, and political writer of any persuasion. It should also not be missed by the general reader. Hariman and Lucaites offer a corrective to the slew of cheap advice pouring out these days on how to seize control of the public sphere. They remind us about something much more important: the need to question how democracy is performed, and how its images inspire citizens to action--whether to prepare for war, to dissent, or even just to buy things. All of us, regardless of political affiliation, would find it rewarding to pause and consider the deep questions this book raises about the power of the image and the future of liberal democracy.
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Nikki Boyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely condition, and arrived day after ordering
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2018
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The book arrived the day after ordering. It is in perfect condition, as you would expect, with straight page and that lovely new book smell. It is full of information and should be very useful for my daughters photography course.
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