Representation of the unheard, unseen voices of India in contemporary documentary photography.
Emphasis on Dalit and Adivasi community of India.
Abstract
This dissertation explores the representation of Dalit and Adivasi communities of India in contemporary documentary photography, with the emphasis on the impact of the colonial representation. The article also discusses how these colonial photographs were and are still used as a perimeter to view Dalit and Adivasi communities. I argue that the representation of these communities is minimal in contemporary documentary photography as this subject area is represented through politics and colonial photographs, which often hides the reality. By analyzing the work of contemporary documentary photographers who have worked around these communities, this article also tries to uncover how contemporary photographs are working as a medium to communicate the reality within these communities to the rest of the world.
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