Interrogating photographs

and

making the most of your research

Alison Wishart

Senior Curator

State Library of NSW

Alison.Wishart@sl.nsw.gov.au

@Alison_wish #mavic16

Sam Hood ID: 27470

Objectives:

1. To learn and apply a framework for

interrogating photographs as historical

sources.

2. To learn some techniques so you can

‘research once, publish often’.

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Technical

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Technical, content

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Content – context: who are these men?

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Assumptions

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What assumptions does the audience bring?

How can you use those assumptions to your advantage?

Key

messages?

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Interrogating photographs –

using them as historical sources

1. Technical

2. Content

3. Context

4. Assumptions

5. Audience

Research once, publish often

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• Facebook post (50 words)

• Tweet (142 characters)

• Blog post (100-300 words)

• Own org newsletter article

(200-400 words)• Other newsletters

(200-400 words)• Local paper• Local radio• Magazine article

(400-800 words)

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Questions?

Alison.Wishart@sl.nsw.gov.au@Alison_wish #mavic16

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