“The truth is in the soil”: the political work of photography in Northern Sri Lanka

Vindhya Buthpitiya

doi:10.1215/9781478024590-002

“The truth is in the soil”: the political work of photography in Northern Sri Lanka

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Citizens of photography
Subtitle of host publication	the camera and the political imagination
Editors	Christopher Pinney, Naluwembe Binaisa, Vindhya Buthpitiya, Konstantinos Kalantzis, Ileana L. Selejan, Sokphea Young
Place of Publication	Durham, NC
Publisher	Duke University Press
Chapter	1
Pages	63-110
Number of pages	48
ISBN (Electronic)	9781478024590
ISBN (Print)	9781478020769, 9781478020004
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1215/9781478024590-002
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2023

Keywords

Photography
Conflict
Sri Lanka
Politics
Protest
Memorialization
War

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“The truth is in the soil”: the political work of photography in Northern Sri Lanka . / Buthpitiya, Vindhya.
Citizens of photography: the camera and the political imagination. ed. / Christopher Pinney; Naluwembe Binaisa; Vindhya Buthpitiya; Konstantinos Kalantzis; Ileana L. Selejan; Sokphea Young. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2023. p. 63-110.

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“The truth is in the soil”: the political work of photography in Northern Sri Lanka

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