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La Sociologie Par L’Image – Economic and Environmental Collapse

December 21st, 2008 by SocProf and tagged , , , , , , , , ,

There is no question that images can sometimes powerfully illustrate sociological concepts and ideas. Visual sociology is a strong form of public sociology. I have stumbled upon two great examples of the power of images. First, Carlos Serra has been blogging a lot about the economic collapse and runaway inflation in Zimbabwe. In this post, he offers images of that situation:

Inflation Inflation2

Then, via Sociological Images, I discovered the work of Edward Burtynski, a photographer who reveals powerful shots of our impact on the environment (many many more incredible shots at Burtynski’s site):

Nickel Tailings

And here is a video of Burtynski discussing his work:

What more powerful illustration of the risk society?

Posted in Biodiversity, Economy, Environment, Global Cities, Globalization, Risk Society, Sociology, Sustainability, Teaching Sociology, Urban Ecology | No Comments »

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