I have set up this blog to record progress and developments in relation to a research degree I started at Manchester Metropolitan University in September 2010.
I’m currently at the RD1 stage of my research, which means I am ensuring that the proposal is substantial enough to be considered by the FRDC [Faculty Research Degrees Committee] in April 2011 for formal approval.
Abstract of the Proposal
The title as it currently stands is ‘The Relevance of Photographic Typological Representation within Contemporary Portraiture’. It is interested in how the application of a typological approach to photographic portraiture has often been established in retrospect. Questioning at what point does a collection of themed photographic works mature into a typology ? The research proposes to explore the work of prominent 20th Century portrait photographers employing a typological method, paying particular attention to the oeuvres of both Edward Chambre Hardman and August Sander. Through investigation and archival research, i intend to develop my own photographic response to these works, through the creation of a new portraiture typology, defining both the cultural and visual arts practitioners within the Merseyside region. A photographic typology not only contributes to a new vision of a subject, but it also visually preserves that subject within the process.
This proposal is subject to change based upon feedback from my supervisory team at MMU. This blog is an attempt to track those changes and idea developments as i move through the various stages of the PhD.
My current supervisory team consists of Simon Faulkner, David Brittain and Gavin Parry.
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