Eldridge, S. and Lugo-Ocando, J. (2014) Visual Journalism and Global Poverty. In: Blaming the Victim: How Global Journalism Fails Those in Poverty. Pluto , Chicago, US , pp. 104-123. ISBN 9780745334417
Abstract
Kevin Carter’s photograph of a starving child in Sudan, with a vulture lurking in the background, is one of the most iconic visual depictions of poverty ever made. Published in theNew York Timesin 1993, Carter received the Pulitzer Prize for this photo only months before he committed suicide at the age of 33. The image has become a ubiquitous signifier of famine, that has informed other portrayals of poverty ever since. This particular photo has become referential because certain images, whether stereotypical or unique, carry an ability to express emotions and knowledge
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Pluto Press |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2016 09:01 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2016 18:03 |
Published Version: | http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distribut... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Pluto |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96077 |