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AUGENBLICKE. GESICHTER EINER REISE von JR und Agnès Varda als Repräsentation der «Klasse ohne Privilegien»

Author(s): Wiese, Doro

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This essay argues that the documentary FACES PLACES by JR and Agnes Varda provides a trend-setting starting point for the analysis of class relations. On the one hand, the documentation focusses on the working and living conditions of a rural population, which generally lacks aesthetic and political representation. By drawing on traditions of street art and working-class photography, the film also develops representational alternatives that create community and publicity. The documentary shows how little media and political attention is given to a class that has no privileges. It highlights the importance of class representation to prevent relapse into authoritarian governance.

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Wiese, Doro: AUGENBLICKE. GESICHTER EINER REISE von JR und Agnès Varda als Repräsentation der «Klasse ohne Privilegien». In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft, Jg. 10 (2018), Nr. 2, S. 72-82. DOI: 10.25969/mediarep/1286.
@ARTICLE{Wiese2018,
 author = {Wiese, Doro},
 title = {AUGENBLICKE. GESICHTER EINER REISE von JR und Agnès Varda als Repräsentation der «Klasse ohne Privilegien»},
 year = 2018,
 doi = {10.25969/mediarep/1286},
 volume = 10,
 address = {Bielefeld},
 journal = {Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft},
 number = 2,
 pages = {72--82},
}
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