نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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1 کارشناس‌ارشد ارتباط تصویری، دانشکدۀ هنرهای تجسمی، دانشکدگان هنرهای زیبا، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران.
2 استاد گروه مطالعات عالی هنر، دانشکدۀ هنرهای تجسمی، دانشکدگان هنرهای زیبا، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران.
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
The interconnection between social issues and expressive techniques has shaped the direction of contemporary photography. In this regard, the issue of racial discrimination within the context of the contemporary American South constitutes one of the central themes in the works of Sally Mann. Drawing upon Frantz Fanon’s theories concerning double consciousness, alienation, and othering, this study adopts a sociological approach to critically examine the photograph Emmet and the White Boy from the series Immediate Family. The expressive capacity of photography to reflect social categories raises the central question of how the photograph Emmet and the White Boy, from the perspective of Frantz Fanon’s theories, represents the relations of power and race within American society. Furthermore, the role of the historical and socio-cultural context of the Southern United States in shaping the racial narrative of this image is considered in the analysis of the work. Therefore, this qualitative study aims to investigate Sally Mann’s photography through the lens of Frantz Fanon’s ideas and to examine the relationship between visual representation and racial relations. Methodologically, the research is descriptive-analytical, with data collected through library-based documentary sources. By proceeding through the stages of description, formal analysis, interpretation, and evaluation, the authors seek to apply Fanon’s concepts to the visual approach of the work in order to interpret its meanings. The findings suggest that Mann’s photograph can be understood as a visual representation of double consciousness, alienation, and the process of othering within the racial and historical context of the American South. Through formal and contextual contrasts, this visual narrative reflects the wounds of racial discrimination upon the bodies of a child and a Southern mother, revealing the potential for examining other works within this photographic series from a sociological perspective.
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