title: Envisioning disaster in the 1910 Paris flood.
abstract: This article uncovers the visual narratives embedded within the photography of the 1910 Paris flood. Images offered Parisians multiple ways to understand and construe the significance of the flood and provided interpretive frameworks to decide the meaning of this event. Investigating three interlocking narratives of ruin, beauty, and fraternité, the article shows how photographs of Paris under water allowed residents to make sense of the destruction but also to imagine the city’s reconstruction. The article concludes with a discussion of the role of visual culture in recovering from urban disasters.
authors.affiliation: Rhodes College, Memphis.
authors.forename: Jeffrey H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D002958:City Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004190:Disasters / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D055868:Floods / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D033262:Narration / Q000266:history; D010297:Paris / Q000208:ethnology; D010781:Photography / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012066:Relief Work / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013561:Symbolism; D014504:Urban Health / Q000266:history; D014505:Urban Population / Q000266:history; D014506:Urban Renewal / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence