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The photographic work of Gordon Parks (1912-2006) reflects the many ways in which the African American community evolved and changed during the 20th century. Taking as a starting point the concept of visibility – as tackled by George Didi-Huberman in his essay Peuples exposés, peoples figurants or Nicholas Mirzoeff in his book The Right to Look -- this thesis will question the interweaving of aesthetics and politics in Parks's monumental and eclectic photographic output. Parks's work finds its roots in the black Chicago Renaissance of the late 1930s, and then evolved under the supervision of Roy Stryker at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression. For the next two decades, Parks's vision expanded as he worked for Life magazine, where he was the first African American to join the staff of photographers in 1949. If the photograph's own visibility in American and African American cultural and artistic history cannot be understated, this dissertation will try to go beyond the image of Parks as a pioneer of black photography or as a "Renaissance Man", as he was often portrayed in mainstream media. We shall strive to bring to light the ambiguities in Parks's photography which stemmed from his anchoring in different cultural spheres. His own dealings with racism and segregation as well as his knowledge of classical Western painting gave his photographic representations of the African American experience a powerful resonance. The fact that Parks chose to have his vision broadcasted on media outlets with catered mainly to a white audience, like Life magazine, generated tensions to which particular attention will be paid in this dissertation. ; L'oeuvre photographique de Gordon Parks (1912-2006) reflète les nombreuses évolutions et transformations de la communauté africaine-américaine au XXe siècle. En prenant comme point de départ de la réflexion le concept de visibilité, tel que théorisé, notamment, par Georges Didi-Huberman dans Peuples exposés, peuples figurants ou Nicholas Mirzoeff dans The ...

The photographic work of Gordon Parks (1912-2006) reflects the many ways in which the African American community evolved and changed during the 20th century. Taking as a starting point the concept of visibility – as tackled by George Didi-Huberman in his essay Peuples exposés, peoples figurants or Nicholas Mirzoeff in his book The Right to Look -- this thesis will question the interweaving of aesthetics and politics in Parks's monumental and eclectic photographic output. Parks's work finds its roots in the black Chicago Renaissance of the late 1930s, and then evolved under the supervision of Roy Stryker at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression. For the next two decades, Parks's vision expanded as he worked for Life magazine, where he was the first African American to join the staff of photographers in 1949. If the photograph's own visibility in American and African American cultural and artistic history cannot be understated, this dissertation will try to go beyond the image of Parks as a pioneer of black photography or as a "Renaissance Man", as he was often portrayed in mainstream media. We shall strive to bring to light the ambiguities in Parks's photography which stemmed from his anchoring in different cultural spheres. His own dealings with racism and segregation as well as his knowledge of classical Western painting gave his photographic representations of the African American experience a powerful resonance. The fact that Parks chose to have his vision broadcasted on media outlets with catered mainly to a white audience, like Life magazine, generated tensions to which particular attention will be paid in this dissertation. ; L'oeuvre photographique de Gordon Parks (1912-2006) reflète les nombreuses évolutions et transformations de la communauté africaine-américaine au XXe siècle. En prenant comme point de départ de la réflexion le concept de visibilité, tel que théorisé, notamment, par Georges Didi-Huberman dans Peuples exposés, peuples figurants ou Nicholas Mirzoeff dans The ...

The photographic work of Gordon Parks (1912-2006) reflects the many ways in which the African American community evolved and changed during the 20th century. Taking as a starting point the concept of visibility – as tackled by George Didi-Huberman in his essay Peuples exposés, peoples figurants or Nicholas Mirzoeff in his book The Right to Look -- this thesis will question the interweaving of aesthetics and politics in Parks's monumental and eclectic photographic output. Parks's work finds its roots in the black Chicago Renaissance of the late 1930s, and then evolved under the supervision of Roy Stryker at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression. For the next two decades, Parks's vision expanded as he worked for Life magazine, where he was the first African American to join the staff of photographers in 1949. If the photograph's own visibility in American and African American cultural and artistic history cannot be understated, this dissertation will try to go beyond the image of Parks as a pioneer of black photography or as a "Renaissance Man", as he was often portrayed in mainstream media. We shall strive to bring to light the ambiguities in Parks's photography which stemmed from his anchoring in different cultural spheres. His own dealings with racism and segregation as well as his knowledge of classical Western painting gave his photographic representations of the African American experience a powerful resonance. The fact that Parks chose to have his vision broadcasted on media outlets with catered mainly to a white audience, like Life magazine, generated tensions to which particular attention will be paid in this dissertation. ; L'oeuvre photographique de Gordon Parks (1912-2006) reflète les nombreuses évolutions et transformations de la communauté africaine-américaine au XXe siècle. En prenant comme point de départ de la réflexion le concept de visibilité, tel que théorisé, notamment, par Georges Didi-Huberman dans Peuples exposés, peuples figurants ou Nicholas Mirzoeff dans The ...