Sociology
To what extent do photographs of public spaces challenge commonplace understandings of the social world?
Select a set of 3-5 images from the online galleries of Edward Burtynsky (on the ‘projects’ tab of www.edwardburtynsky.com) and/or Marjolijn Dijkman’s Theatrum Orbis Terrarum collection (pdf downloadable from http://www.marjolijndijkman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Theatrum-Orbis-Terrarum-M.-Dijkman.pdf) and discuss the question using these images as examples
Photo 1: http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/site_contents/Photographs/UrbanMines.html “Ferrous Bushling #7”
Photo 2: http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/site_contents/Photographs/Oil.html “Oil Fields #27”
Photo 3: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum – page 15 of 72, fourth column, fourth picture from top (a pile of multicolored rubbish)