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Title
Photography, public pedagogy and the politics of place-making in post-industrial areas
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Abstract
This paper discusses the way in which public photographic depictions of places and place-based communities contribute to the construction of local identity and community building. Being public and visualised statements about what a place and the people living there are and what they are not, photographs incite public debate about place and community. The paper discusses two interventions, one in Ghent, Belgium, involving professional photographers from outside the neighbourhood, and one in Bonnybridge, Scotland, involving amateur photography by local residents. Both are attempts by community workers to encourage citizens to discuss alternative realities of themselves, their neighbours and their neighbourhood. Starting from theories of place-making and public pedagogy, we reveal how both nonetheless exemplify very different strategies to democratise community-building processes.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Social & Cultural Geography
Publication
2012
ISSN
1464-9365
DOI
10.1080/14649365.2012.723734
Volume/pages
13 :7 (2012) , p. 699-718
ISI
000310587000003
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UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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