28/04/2025
By
N. Toros Mutlu
Spaces of Contrast: Robert Frank’s America Through a Heterotopic Lens
Abstract This paper explores Robert Frank’s seminal photobook The Americans, using Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopias, as discussed in his 1967 lecture Des Espaces Autres. By analyzing the visual and thematic elements of the book, this study explores how Frank’s depiction of 1950s America challenges conventional