Bird, Lawrence (2014) Art in the field: harvesting visual narratives in the dispersed city. Field Research Method Lab Blog (21 Jul 2014). Website.
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Abstract
This post presents a project that engaged designers and citizens in the creation of representations – visual narratives, or films – documenting and interpreting urban conditions in the city of Winnipeg, Canada. The intention of the project was that these stories would articulate problems in the city (both physical and social); that the involvement of different groups would contribute to a dialogue about these problems; and that the existence of the films would help develop a shared, if contested, imagination of the city’s potential future, including its urban design. A range of works were created; each fits on a spectrum between urban documentary and storytelling. All share something with urban activist approaches like “photovoice”: contributing to the social understanding of the city, and to our imagination of it. This post takes a critical look at the methods and results of the project, writes Lawrence Bird.
Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearch/ |
Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author(s) |
Divisions: | LSE |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting |
Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2017 08:58 |
Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 23:42 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/80664 |
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