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Re-presentation, race and disability: How are Black people represented in online culture

Contemporary representations of Black people seem to be as wide and varied as any group. Mainstream publications like newspapers seem to have fully integrated their approaches to stories so that racial diversity is widely represented but only identified as an … Continue reading

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Re-presentation, race and disability: How are Black disabled people represented in Post WW2 photography, art and mainstream popular culture

“The criteria for beauty in this society is set by white folk. In the books you read, in the television programs you see, the movies, the magazines, and the newspaper. If she’s beautiful she’s got: thin nose, thin lips, stringy … Continue reading

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Re-presentation, race and disability: How are Black disabled people represented in 19C popular art and photography?

The view that one cannot understand popular representations of black people without reference to slavery seems true for many western images of the period from the early 1800s to much of the 19th century document their plight. Here is an … Continue reading

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Re-presentation, race and disability: How are Black disabled people represented in important classic art?

I had few assumptions to go on in this exploration. But luckily for me a whole raft of work specifically on the subject has been carried out and summarised with a website dedicated to the series – see here. What … Continue reading

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Re-presentation, race and disability: How people see us and how we see ourselves

So far in my research around stereotypes I found that dominant – that is popular and or important – representations of disabled women were represented very narrowly, and while the representations have changed with time and fashion disabled women have … Continue reading

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Administration and Tears

Yesterday was hectic. In between the calls to and from district nurses, carers and suppliers of things dad needs, he would phone and not answer. This happened five times. I’d picked up and hear him and call out “dad” but … Continue reading

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Dad comes home

11am “Hello, is that Mr Peter Mansell”“It’s xxxx from the Princess Royal Hospital here. I am phoning about your dad Henry”“Yes”“As you know he is due to be discharged home today. Can you tell me what time the carers will … Continue reading

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More on Exhibitions – Alfred Stieglitz and 291

By Alessandra Mauro This chapter on landmark exhibitions gives an interesting overview of Alfred Stieglitz and I learned things about him I’d not previously known. For example, I didn’t know that he was a gallery owner or promoter of the … Continue reading

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Behind the Scenes at the 21st Century Museum (MOOC) week 3

This week’s topic:  the audiences’ emotional response to exhibits Example, Rankin -Alive: In the Face of Death. The exhibition, Alive: In the Face of Death, featured more than 70 images, and photographer Rankin set out to explore and challenge our … Continue reading

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Cannibalizing Photography: Representing and Re-presenting the Medium

Appropriation to some degree has always taken place Post modern 1970s made photography’s values and approach more explicit Internet appropriation eg Other Peoples Photographs by J Schmid; Looters by T Doan na Champassak CCTV images see here Streetview A New … Continue reading

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