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Mdocs Poster-2016-10-28, Eric Jenks Photography Workshop, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
Mdocs Poster-2016-10-28, Eric Jenks Photography Workshop, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
MDOCS Publications
Workshop: DSLR Photography Basics
Fri, October 28 @ 2-4 pm, LIB 113
Still stuck in the auto-function of your DSLR camera? Learn the basics of DSLR photography and get some tips on how to create more engaging, lively images. Led by Eric Jenks, Skidmore alum and Capital region photojournalist.
Mdocs Postcard-2016-10-01, Fall Documentary Photo Talks And Workshops, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
Mdocs Postcard-2016-10-01, Fall Documentary Photo Talks And Workshops, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
MDOCS Publications
Fall Documentary Photography Talks and Workshops:
Through a native lens: Portraiture, social documentary and narrative in Saratoga
Mon, October 17 @ 7pm, Emerson
On October 17, join Daesha Devón Harris, a Saratoga Springs native and documentary photographer who creates powerful multimedia pieces that speak to social issues in a creative and compelling way. The photos depict subjects not as victims, but instead show them in a light of determination illuminating Daesha's relentless optimism.
Moderated by Robert ParkeHarrison
This event is part of MDOCS' series on portraiture and biography in documentary work. One Monday each month, creators from photography, audio …
Reframing The Archive: Vietnamese Refugee Narratives In The Post-9/11 Period, Mai-Linh Hong
Reframing The Archive: Vietnamese Refugee Narratives In The Post-9/11 Period, Mai-Linh Hong
Faculty Journal Articles
This article considers how recent narratives about Vietnamese refugees engage with the Vietnam War’s visual archive, particularly iconic photographs from the war and ensuing “boat people” crisis, and contribute to present-day discourses on American militarism and immigration. The article focuses on two texts, a National Public Radio special series about a US naval ship (2010) and Thanhha Lai’s Inside Out & Back Again (2011), which recounts a Vietnamese child’s refugee passage. By refiguring famous photojournalistic images from the war, the radio series advances a familiar rescue-and-gratitude narrative in which the US military operates as a care apparatus, exemplifying a cultural …