H.Y. Cui’s scientific contributions

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Photography as a performance
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May 2008

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F. Huang

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H.Y. Cui

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C. Warren

This is a study of photography as performance and as an ethnographic research and dissemination method. This project was part of a qualitative research methods course where doctoral students learned to collect and analyze visual data as well as what happens when they engage in a study of their own lives using photography as the main tool. Photographs, taken by the students, with short titles, constituted the only data. Analysis of the photographs without any text proved to be difficult. Written statements in addition to the titles complementing the photographs would have helped in creating the context for understanding the photographs and thereby more clearly communicating the intent of the photographers. The results indicate that an ethnography study based only on photographs would not be possible. Photography needs to be used together with other kinds of data. However, the making and presentation of the photographs allowed the students to construct and perform visually their identities as doctoral students.

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... However, as a researcher and also the photographer, the photographic data was 'constructed' based on what was within my view and research interest. As Holm (2008) said, photographs taken by a researcher are often limited by what is important and of interest to the researcher. Although the narrow lens of the camera sharpened my observations during the data collection process, many a times while taking photos, I had to make ethical decisions on the spot, taking into considerations the subject, context (people coming in contact with me shoulder to shoulder) and whether to focus on specific signs ignoring the background that may be helpful for explaining what was going on at the time the data were collected. ...

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Pursuing a literacy research in precarious times
Photography as a performance
  • Citing Article
  • May 2008