Author: graham
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A quick summary of the main theories of photography…
Ariella Azoulay (2008) shifted attention from the photographer to the social relation created by the photograph. In The Civil Contract of Photography, she argues that photographs involve photographed people, photographers, and viewers in a civic relation. Viewers therefore have duties, not just feelings, when faced with images of harm or injustice. Roland Barthes (1981) treated…
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Risks to construction workers from PFAS-contaminated soil (DRAFT)
Public concern about PFAS pollution often centres on drinking water, streams, rivers, and household exposure. This focus is understandable, but it can miss a key group: workers who disturb contaminated ground. On construction sites, soil, ‘made ground’, sediment, concrete dust, drainage material, and groundwater may all become sources of direct exposure. Where a site has…
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