My eye is first drawn to Camila's hand and follows the direction that she is pointing. In the explanation, the filmmaker explains what Camila is pointing out and the image is effective in allowing...Read more
Dimensions - spatial [frontend/backend], discursive
Scale of analysis - local, micro and mezzo.Read more
Dear Alli, I was really interested in the way this image correlates to your research on veterans and their usage of visualizing technology (as discussed in your critical commentary). I wonder if...Read more
Spatial (Puerto Rico) and discursive (about the hidden atrocities) dimensions are well captured in this image. I wonder if there is another way to highlight the different discourses in the U.S and...Read more
This image was useful for an exploration of the concept of permeability in relation to visuality and "toxicity." I would be interested in seeing how the "ethnographic message" of this image is...Read more
Dimensions - spatial [frontend/backend], discursive
Scale of analysis - local, mincro and mezzo.Read more
This is a strong image precisely for the ways that it forces the viewer to confront the information in the previous slide on U.S. lead poisoning. In fact, playing with the order of the first and...Read more
As a native of Los Angeles, I have witnessed the smog worsen over the years. These photographs serve to complicate and add nuance to how people have conceptualized smog as a problem in LA. In the...Read more
Kim Fortun discusses the role of digital infrastructures and visualization practices in rendering toxics legible.Read more