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Democracy in America
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Day 35: Election Day
It’s Election Day today and as part of my fieldwork I visited three polling stations around the South End, took photos and spoke to campaign officers and volunteers (who were very friendly and more than happy to pose for my … Continue reading
Vote
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Day 21: Chinatown, Downtown, Emerson Library
Walking through Chinatown I noticed that in contrast to other downtown neighbourhoods which feature very little evidence of the upcoming mayoral election – it is quite a politicized community (interestingly there are more signs here for John Connolly than in … Continue reading
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Front Cover
“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” (John F. Kennedy, May 18, 1963)
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Day 2: Old Harbor, JFK/UMass, Savin Hill
First exploratory fieldwork session, collecting visual evidence of how civic engagement is embedded in public space. Turns out I’m neighbours with Martin J. Walsh – one of the two candidates in Boston’s mayoral race. 25 C, sweating in shorts and … Continue reading
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