Joshua Foster HIST 390 Blog

Morris Article

Internal

1. Light
2. Out of place
3. Logic
4. Missing? Bodies
5. Randomness

External

1. How cannonballs were used
2. Motivation: Artistic, Practical, Political (Audience)
3. Who’s behind the camera

Morris Process

1. Internal investigation

• a) Count
• b) Shadows/Light
• c) Rocks – movement

1. Site

• a) Maps
• b) Diary
• c) Can see that not much has changed

1. Conclusion

• a) Always look at small things

Photography as a Weapon

Techniques

1. Attribution
2. Motivation
3. Review
4. Evidence
5. Check digitization (i.e. jpeg)

Wikipedia

• Admin
• Editors
• Writers
• “Watchers”