Essays about: "humanitarian photography"

Found 4 essays containing the words humanitarian photography.

1. 1. The Portrayal of the Dis/abled Migrant : A Thematic Analysis Comparing Self-Representation and Humanitarian Approach in Photography

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Maéva Brame; [2023]
   Keywords : migration; disability; photography; humanitarianism; photovoice;

   Abstract : While migrants and disabled people are often studied separately, this study examines the intersection of these two marginalized categories by investigating the construction of the dis/abled migrant's figure. The aim of this thesis is to understand the discourses at play in visual and textual representations of dis/abled migrants. READ MORE

3. 2. Navigating accountability in humanitarian photography at sea : a snapshot of embedded photographer practices in obtaining informed consent during I/NGO search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Arran Smith; [2022]
   Keywords : humanitarian photography; accountability; informed consent; migration; NGO; INGO; search and rescue; Mediterranean; protection;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to ethical discussions on the production of photography in different humanitarian contexts, and in circumstances where it is facilitated by non-governmental and international non-governmental organisations (I/NGOs). Humanitarian photography is often reproduced and circulated in various forms by different actors, highlighting the need for research on the actions, decisions, and interactions that influence how these images are produced. READ MORE

4. 3. VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY: UNDERSTANDING VENEZUELA’S HUMANITARIAN DISASTER THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : DAVID FRANCISCO CASTRO-PEÑA; [2018]
   Keywords : Venezuela; humanitarian disaster; crisis; emergency; food; medicine; shortages; hunger; violence; quality of life; visual ethnography; photography; photo-elicitation; thick description;

   Abstract : Venezuela faces today an unprecedented social and political collapse that extends beyond the critical economy and the violence; a deadly combination of severe shortages of food and medicine which makes it extraordinarily difficult for most Venezuelans to obtain essential medical care and the adequate minimal nutritional intake to ensure survival. The primary concern of this research is to answer the question of how do visual representations of Venezuela’s humanitarian disaster elucidate the deterioration of the quality of life of its younger citizens? This study aims to examine and better understand the effects and implications of Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis on its citizenry through the use of photography as a method of qualitative research, by paying particular attention to young Venezuelans and their role as social and political agents. READ MORE

5. 4. Semiotics of Humanitarian Photography

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Konstantinos Paglamidis; [2013]
   Keywords : humanitarian photography; semiotics; fund raising; sign; representamen; interpretant; signifier; signified; visual sign; visual paradigm; anchoring; relay; zero sign; index; symbol; icon; war photography; mythology; visual rhetoric;

   Abstract : Communication campaigns by major organizations in the field of development have been heavily dependent on humanitarian photography to motivate and attract donors. This genre of photography serves its purpose by informing, surprising and attracting the attention of a broad audience. READ MORE