Weegee by the Light of Goffman: The Construction of the Photojournalistic Frame

Authors

  • Jordão Nunes UFG

Keywords:

frame, profession, investigative photojournalism, Goffman, Weegee

Abstract

The article analyzes the performance of the photographer Arthur Fellig (Weegee) in the construction of the photojournalism frame. The theoretical support comes mainly from Goffmanian analysis of the frame. The methodology is based on the relationship between biography and society to explain the construction of photographic acts in journalistic matters. Weegee's role in the construction of a photojournalism frame is demonstrated based on concepts related to frame transformation, such as keyings, fabrications and laminations  Investigative photojournalism began to reconstruct this strategy, but also including abusive manipulative procedures.

Author Biography

Jordão Nunes, UFG

Professor da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais (FCS) da Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG, Goiânia, Brasil). Integra o Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS) e o Núcleo de Estudos sobre o Trabalho (Nest), ambos da UFG. É doutor pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS) da Universidade de São Paulo (USP, Brasil), mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia (PPGFil) da UFG e graduado em ciências sociais pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp, Brasil).

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Published

2019-09-24

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2019): SET/OUT/NOV/DEZ

Section

Dossiê 60 Anos do Livro The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, de Erving Goffman

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