THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE IN PHOTOJOURNALISTS’ ACCOUNTS OF THE ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTS IN GREECE
Authors: Veneti, A., Reilly, P. and Lilleker, D.G.
Pages: 394-403
DOI: 10.4324/9780429284571-37
Abstract:Although it is widely recognized that images play a key role in contentious politics, there remains little research into the spatial factors that shape photojournalist practice during political protests. This paper explores the interactions between photojournalists, police and protesters during public demonstrations, with a specific focus on how space and the (physical) positioning of the former influences their practices. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach drawing on the literature on the social production of space (Lefebvre, 1967), Tilly’s (2003) spatial perspective on contentious politics, photography (Azoulay, 2012) and photojournalism, our research questions are addressed through an empirical study of photojournalists active in Greece since 2010. The chapter presents the results of a critical thematic analysis of 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with Greek photojournalists between 2015 and 2016. These perspectives are explored in this study due to the frequency with which Greek anti-austerity protests have led to violent confrontations between police and protesters. Our findings show that accessibility to protest spaces, the relationships between professional photographers and other actors involved in protests as well as space affordances constitute vital components of the final visual outcomes that are published and ignite political imaginations about such events.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36120/
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The importance of space in photojournalist accounts of the anti-austerity protests in Greece.
Authors: Veneti, A., Reilly, P. and Lilleker, D.
Editors: James, M., Birks, J. and Berry, M.
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: UK
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36120/
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The importance of space in photojournalist accounts of the anti-austerity protests in Greece
Authors: Veneti, A., Reilly, P. and Lilleker, D.
Editors: Morrison, J., Birks, J. and Berry, M.
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: UK
ISBN: 9780367248222
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36120/
Source: Manual
Preferred by: Darren Lilleker
The importance of space in photojournalist accounts of the anti-austerity protests in Greece.
Authors: Veneti, A., Reilly, P. and Lilleker, D.
Editors: Morrison, J., Birks, J. and Berry, M.
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: UK
ISBN: 9780367248222
Abstract:Although it is widely recognised that images play a key role in contentious politics, there remains little research into the spatial factors that shape photojournalist practice during political protests. This paper explores the interactions between photojournalists, police and protesters during public demonstrations, with a specific focus on how space and the (physical) positioning of the former influences their practices. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach drawing on the literature on the social production of space (Lefebvre, 1967), Tilly’s (2003) the spatial perspective on contentious politics, photography (Azoulay, 2012), and photojournalism, our research questions are addressed through an empirical study of photojournalists active in Greece since 2010. The chapter presents the results of a critical thematic analysis of 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with Greek photojournalists between 2015 and 2016. These perspectives are explored in this study due to the frequency with which Greek anti-austerity protests have led to violent confrontations between police and protesters. Our findings show that accessibility to protest spaces, the relationships between professional photographers and other actors involved in protests as well as space affordances constitute vital components of the final visual outcomes that are published and ignite political imaginations about such events.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36120/
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