Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins
- Submitting institution
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University of the West of England, Bristol
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 2757472
- Type
- L - Artefact
- Location
- London
- Open access status
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- Month of production
- March
- Year of production
- 2018
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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0
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Research Process
This book sheds light on marginalized communities who have traditionally shied away from the camera. At a time when individual rights are being contested and when those on the fringes of society feel deeply threatened, this photographic compilation delivers a message of humanity and inclusiveness that transcends geopolitical and cultural boundaries.
Research Insights
Works by critically acclaimed photographers including Larry Clark, Bruce Davidson, Paz Errazuriz, Jim Goldberg, Danny Lyon, Mary Ellen Mark, Boris Mikhailov, Daido Moriyama, and Dayanita Singh cast a compassionate, unflinching eye on the worlds inhabited by transsexuals, hookers, hustlers, bikers, junkies, circus performers, gang members, survivalists, petty criminals, and others who live in the shadows, on the streets, and out of the public eye. Grouped by photographer and ranging in genre from portraiture to photojournalism, these images were selected for their authentic and humane perspective. An important testament to photography's power to both expose injustice and provide affirmation for those outside the norm, this collection bears witness to the ways social attitudes change across time and space, and how visual representation can promote understanding and dialogue.
Research Dissemination
The work accompanied the exhibition, “Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins”, at Barbican Art Gallery, London (February-May 2018).
In conjunction with this publication, Aaron Schuman was invited to present a Public Lecture and Exhibition Tour of “Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins”, at the Barbican Art Gallery, London (March 2018).
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- Non-English
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