Benjamin, Barthes, and the singularity of photography

Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations List of Illustrations Introduction Benjamin and Barthes: The Question of Influence Part One: The Birth of the Viewer 1. Benjamin's History of Photography 2. Alter Ego: The Childhood Portrait of Franz Kafka 3. Photography, Memory and Redemption Part Two: Photography and Subjectivity 4. From Semiology to Phenomenology 5. Lost and Found: The Winter Garden Photograph 6. Photography and Memory: Barthes's Proustian Quest Postscript: Singularity and Photography in the Age of Digitisation Bibliography Index