Shooting in the city: an autophotographic exploration of the urban environment in Kingston, Jamaica |
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Authors: | David R Dodman |
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Affiliation: | School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB Email: |
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Abstract: | This paper reports the results of an autophotographic study carried out in Kingston, Jamaica. Cameras were distributed to high school students from different social backgrounds in order for them to record their own impressions and interpretations of the urban environment. This combination of an unusual methodology with a high level of youth participation provides a unique insight into the human–environment interactions taking place in the city, and reveals a variety of information about the ways in which social class, age and gender influence perceptions of and relationships with the urban environment. |
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Keywords: | Jamaica urban environments autophotography participation adolescents Kingston |
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