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Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:55:27 +1000
From: tracey <tbenson-AT-iprimus.com.au>
Subject: Re: the politics of photography...


'Myths of Oz' (Fiske, Hodge and Turner) is an interesting text which deals 
with some of the issues related to the gaze and the objectification of 
cultural 'otherness' in working life by focusing on the photograph 
(postcard) and tourism. Also look at Phillips and Steiner, 'Unpacking culture'

Cheers
Tracey

At 23:06 17/04/01 -0400, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>A woman in one of my classes did something interesting in her zine. In
>order to show the absurdity of many postcard images of "third world"
>workers -e.g. stock photography of women selling vegetables at the market
>- she took photos of her peers engaged in "first world" work & leisure
>activities. The result were images of "Kelly windexing her work-station"
>or "Michelle opening the fridge" etc. Postcard images offer no context and
>have one image stand in for whole geographical regions. Not to forget that
>they're racialized and gendered etc too.
>
>Melissa
>
> > Mimi Nguyen wrote:
> >
> > > I'm wondering if anyone has any specific references or thoughts about the
> > > politics of photographing "third world" workers and their labor--? 
> Any help
> > > would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Mimi Nguyen
> > > Comparative Ethnic Studies
> > > UC Berkeley
> > >
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Tracey Benson
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www.bigbananatime.com



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