DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/6WK3-7M20
Defense Date
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts - Photography and film
First Advisor
Justin James Reed
Abstract
This thesis explores my own work in the context of historical and contemporary representations of children. Because the child’s experience is essentially unknowable to the adult, issues of control that are always at play between photographer and subject are highlighted when an adult is the photographer and a child is the subject. This is evident when we examine and compare the photographs of children that have so far existed as well as the contexts in which they were made. While I believe that complete resolution of these issues is all but impossible, my work and research is motivated by a belief in the importance of asking the questions nonetheless.
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Is Part Of
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Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
May 2014