La Sociologie Par L’Image – Economic and Environmental Collapse
December 21st, 2008 by SocProf and tagged Biodiversity, Economy, Environment, Global Cities, Globalization, Risk Society, Sociology, Sustainability, Teaching Sociology, Urban Ecology
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:
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):
And here is a video of Burtynski discussing his work:
What more powerful illustration of the risk society?
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