How is the jurisdictional challenge for protesters reflected in their practice? As evidenced through photojournalism on land vs in international water demonstrations. ...
As a participatory action researcher, revealing from behind the scenes what is usually hidden, this project aims to research the performative aspects of protest, the use of security forces by governments to control demonstrators and the role of media in two differing jurisdictional environments, on...
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Griffith University
2020
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.25904/1912/824 https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/handle/10072/393198 |
| Summary: | As a participatory action researcher, revealing from behind the scenes what is usually hidden, this project aims to research the performative aspects of protest, the use of security forces by governments to control demonstrators and the role of media in two differing jurisdictional environments, on land and in international waters. As a photojournalist (see Chapter 2.3) I also bear witness by documenting and disseminating the unfolding news and historic events. Ultimately this project also aims to broaden the knowledge base and understanding of protest theory, of which there is minimal (if any) research of this kind. Photographing protests since 1991 on land and since 2009, previous to this project, having photographed protests twice in the Southern Ocean in international waters, I noticed observable differences in these differing jurisdictional protests’ preparation, contestation and outcome. This project therefore seeks to investigate the differences in these two protest scenarios. In doing so, this ... |
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