David Goldblatt

mickyates Aftermath, ContextualResearch, Coursework, Critical Research Journal, Culture, Dark Tourism, Documentary, Genocide, ICWeek1, Ideas, Informing Contexts, Photography, Reportage 2 Comments

‘I suppose at best, I had hoped we might see ourselves revealed, as it were, by a mirror held up to ourselves’ David Goldblatt, 2017. I was aware of some of David Goldblatt’s work, as I recall reading his obituary in the BJP last year. But my knowledge was superficial. Michelle suggested I look in more detail, particularly at his …

Surfaces & Strategies Oral Presentation

mickyates Aftermath, Cambodia, ContextualResearch, Coursework, Critical Research Journal, Documentary, Environmental, Genocide, Ideas, Movies, Oral Presentation, Photography, Project Development, SSWeek12, Stories, SurfacesStrategies 3 Comments

 I am exploring the long-term impact of the Khmer Rouge Genocide, and especially its impact on education. This includes revisiting our family history with that country and its people. Rather than creating a documentary about that Genocide, I see it as contextfor the real focus of my project, which is capturing and making public the unfinished stories from Cambodians, …