When the Provenance speaks : memories of martial law in the Philippines through photographs

• Main Author: Buenrostro, Iyra Sibucao
• Other Authors: Brendan Luyt
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::Knowledge management
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105854; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47850
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examines the potential of photographs as performative agents of evidence and memory in building a people’s archives. Based on literature and practice, the potential of photographs is not fully maximized as they are always secondary to textual records in most historical inquiries and are o...