Frames and the interpreter in the Imperial War Museum photographic archive

Footitt, H. (2014) Frames and the interpreter in the Imperial War Museum photographic archive. In: Fernandez-Ocampo, A. and Wolf, M. (eds.) Framing the Interpreter: towards a visual perspective. Routledge, Abingdon/New York, pp. 117-127. ISBN 9780415712736

Abstract/Summary

Using Azoulay's frame of the civil gaze, this chapter examines selected Second World War images, catalogued under 'interpreter' in the IWM's photographic archive, looking at representative situations in which interpreters typically operate in wartime - communicating with clandestine forces, liaising between the army and civilians, and dealing with the aftermath of war.