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Att se sanningen i vitörat. En diskursanalys av debatten om bildbearbetning i kölvattnet av utställningen The thin line

Svensson Duque, Emma LU (2020) KOVK03 20192
Division of Art History and Visual Studies
Abstract
This thesis examines the debate that followed the 2019 exhibition The Thin Line at Dunkers kulturhus, when it became known that one of the photographs had been digitally altered. The aim of the study is to contribute to an understanding of our norms and attitudes to- wards the photographic image and it’s genres. The questions asked are: What views on photo- graphic truth are represented in the debate? and How can we understand the debate in relation to the pho- tograph as a medium and its genres? In a Foucauldian discourse analysis, swedish newspaper ar- ticles on the debate are examined using Norman Faircloughs model for text analysis.
The debate can be seen as a struggle between a press discourse, with emphasis on truth and journalistic... (More)
This thesis examines the debate that followed the 2019 exhibition The Thin Line at Dunkers kulturhus, when it became known that one of the photographs had been digitally altered. The aim of the study is to contribute to an understanding of our norms and attitudes to- wards the photographic image and it’s genres. The questions asked are: What views on photo- graphic truth are represented in the debate? and How can we understand the debate in relation to the pho- tograph as a medium and its genres? In a Foucauldian discourse analysis, swedish newspaper ar- ticles on the debate are examined using Norman Faircloughs model for text analysis.
The debate can be seen as a struggle between a press discourse, with emphasis on truth and journalistic values, an environmental discourse, that stresses activism and higher pur- poses and an art discourse which prioritises creativity and artistic freedom over truth. The strong criticism against picture manipulation within the press discourse is explained by the fact that it’s seen as a threat to journalistic credibility. Furthermore, by pointing out photo altering as means of lying and cheating, the power and ideals of the press discourse is rein- forced and reconstructed. (Less)
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author
Svensson Duque, Emma LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
The truth in an Elefant’s Ear – A Discourse Analysis of the Debate on Photo editing in the aftermath of the exhibition The Thin Line
course
KOVK03 20192
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
photography, discourse analysis, photo editing, manipulation, press photography, art photography, nature photography, realism, truth, visual culture, image policy
language
Swedish
id
9007013
date added to LUP
2020-09-14 09:23:03
date last changed
2020-09-14 09:23:03
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  abstract     = {{This thesis examines the debate that followed the 2019 exhibition The Thin Line at Dunkers kulturhus, when it became known that one of the photographs had been digitally altered. The aim of the study is to contribute to an understanding of our norms and attitudes to- wards the photographic image and it’s genres. The questions asked are: What views on photo- graphic truth are represented in the debate? and How can we understand the debate in relation to the pho- tograph as a medium and its genres? In a Foucauldian discourse analysis, swedish newspaper ar- ticles on the debate are examined using Norman Faircloughs model for text analysis.
The debate can be seen as a struggle between a press discourse, with emphasis on truth and journalistic values, an environmental discourse, that stresses activism and higher pur- poses and an art discourse which prioritises creativity and artistic freedom over truth. The strong criticism against picture manipulation within the press discourse is explained by the fact that it’s seen as a threat to journalistic credibility. Furthermore, by pointing out photo altering as means of lying and cheating, the power and ideals of the press discourse is rein- forced and reconstructed.}},
  author       = {{Svensson Duque, Emma}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att se sanningen i vitörat. En diskursanalys av debatten om bildbearbetning i kölvattnet av utställningen The thin line}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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