Safe Spectatorship? Photography, Space, Terrorism and the London Bombings
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Zeta Books
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
School of Communication and Arts / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts,Technology, Education and Communications
RAS ID
13263
Abstract
Drawing upon the notion of the uncanny, this article examines my documentary photography concerning the 'everyday' indeterminate and potentially ominous spaces around the London transport system following the bombing incidents on the 7th July, 2005. The photographs consist of reframing images found which draw attention to the lingering reminders of terrorism within the cityscape. This paper examines also how issues of representation, race, suspects, victims, protest, defiance and accusations can be evoked in the ficto-critical use of urban documentary photography.
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Allmark, P. R. (2011). Safe Spectatorship? Photography, Space, Terrorism and the London Bombings. Environment, Space and Place, 3(1), 138-162. Available here