Here is a literature
survey for my presentation. It highlights the key texts and practitioners of my
presentation, which discusses the documentary genre, how its meaning has
shifted, and where it stands in this moment of time.
John Tagg – Burden of Representation (1988)
Discussion of the genre of documentary and the issues within
it. Discussions related to reliability, its uses, its validity. Notions of
truth and reality through photography are discussed.
Martha Rosler - In, around,
and Afterthoughts (on documentary photography) (1981)
Criticisms of the documentary genre and its practitioners,
discussion of how it has changed.
Michelle Bogre - Photography as Activism (2011)
Photography (documentary photography) as a tool, a means to
an end. To instigate social change.
Allan Sekula – Dismantling Moderninsm, Reinventing Documentary
(Notes on the politics of representations) (1976/78)
An essay similar to Martha rosler, discussing and criticising
the genre and discussing validity of work
Key Practitioners
Susan Meiselas – many approaches to genre, discusses genre
Alec Soth – almost unique style, documentary/art. Photo
stories
Lewis Hine – social photography
Walker Evans – documentary style
Thomas Sauvin – archival, found imagery (actual documents)
to create work
& numerous photo journalists
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