Photography, public pedagogy and the politics of place-making in post-industrial areas

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ID3977447
AutoresMaarten Loopmans (0000-0002-7157-5608, KU Leuven), Gillian Cowell (University of Stirling), Stijn Oosterlynck (0000-0002-7506-9163, University of Antwerp)
Ano2012
Volume13
Fascículo7
Páginas699-718
Data de publicação2012-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14649365.2012.723734
OpenAlexW2093365507
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas23
Referências citadas46

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. Combining theories on place-making and public pedagogy, we reveal how both nonetheless exemplify very different strategies to democratize community building processes

Aesthetics · Amateur · Art · Identity (music · Media studies · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Photography · Place making · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Visual arts · Art Education and Development · Engineering · Law · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Urban Planning and Governance