Photo exhibit: African-American Kentuckians

Photo exhibit: African-American Kentuckians | March 30, 2010

A new photo exhibit on display at University of Kentucky presents a visual ethnography* of African-American communities in the state’s central region, by Sarah Hoskins.

The Picture Show Blog : NPR.

Exhibit details here.

These images present several layers of identity: Christian, multi-generational, black, agricultural, Kentuckian. I would love to have been along for these photography trips, to ask each person to tell me about their community. I bet I would hear great stories and many more identity markers than listed above.

*To some, ethnography implies studying “the other.” Not here. Its real meaning is “description of culture.”

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Tags: African-American, agriculture, American culture, anthropology, culture, ethnography, exhibit, Kentucky, photography, Sarah Hoskins, University of Kentucky

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