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Article: The Place of the Photograph in Visual Narrative Research. (Project Statement).
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- Afterimage
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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For the past 10 years I have been working with girls who are between eight and 21 years old, inviting them to photograph their worlds inside and outside of school. Throughout these inquiries I have had a curiosity with the "evaded" curriculum--those lived experiences that are not seen, are dismissed and are institutionally ignored in both students' and teachers' lives. I have worked with girls who attend school and who actively connect their learning to subcultures of the performing and visual arts (1) and equestrian experiences. (2) Students as imagemakers, working with horses, has meant that the girls make images that matter to them. My work continues to explore the ...