Login | Register

L'anthropologie qui "laisse des traces" : la photographie comme agent d'empowerment : une ethnographie avec des Innus de Uashat mak Mani-Utenam

Title:

L'anthropologie qui "laisse des traces" : la photographie comme agent d'empowerment : une ethnographie avec des Innus de Uashat mak Mani-Utenam

Truchon, Karoline (2005) L'anthropologie qui "laisse des traces" : la photographie comme agent d'empowerment : une ethnographie avec des Innus de Uashat mak Mani-Utenam. Masters thesis, Concordia University.

[thumbnail of MR04333.pdf]
Preview
Text (application/pdf)
MR04333.pdf - Accepted Version
16MB

Abstract

This thesis demonstrates the parallel histories of photography and anthropology. It explores the different usages of photography on/by/for Aboriginal people. The thesis presents the genesis of what youth from Uashat mak Mani-Utenam called "the photo project", thus illustrating the concepts introduced in this work. More than 30 young people from that Innu community located on the North Shore of Quebec participated in 'commented photography' workshops that I initiated between July 2002 and June 2004. The workshops gradually became intergenerational and intercultural sites of social mobilization and production thanks to the publishing of articles and the creation of an itinerary exhibition. Two major findings emerged from this photo project and its productions. First, the participants, without denying their daily struggles, put into light that several positive aspects are part of their lives as well. This finding contradicts the fatalist images and discourses frequently circulated by Euro-Canadian and First Nations adults on behalf of Aboriginal youth. Second, in spite of its detractors, photography is capable of social engagement. This is possible, I argue, because of the intrinsic relational dimension of any technical tool. My research suggests that photography can enact expression, social mobilization and production. This tool can potentially act as an agent of empowerment.

Divisions:Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Sociology and Anthropology
Item Type:Thesis (Masters)
Authors:Truchon, Karoline
Pagination:xii, 234 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Institution:Concordia University
Degree Name:M.A.
Program:Social and Cultural Anthropology
Date:2005
Thesis Supervisor(s):Jourdan, Christine
Identification Number:E 99 E7T78 2005
ID Code:8422
Deposited By: Concordia University Library
Deposited On:18 Aug 2011 18:25
Last Modified:30 Sep 2022 18:17
Related URLs:
All items in Spectrum are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved. The use of items is governed by Spectrum's terms of access.

Repository Staff Only: item control page

Downloads per month over past year

Research related to the current document (at the CORE website)
- Research related to the current document (at the CORE website)
Back to top Back to top