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Dignity in Exile
Weissman, Eric; Dickson, Nigel
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Description for Dignity in Exile
Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AJC; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Situated on a toxic leaf composting facility and the Portland International Airport is Dignity Village, the first city-recognized shantytown and a place the dejected, jobless, and impoverished outcasts of society call home. A powerful study of homelessness and the human spirit, this photo-ethnographic account follows the villagers for six months as they fight to overcome lives beleaguered with abuse, incarceration, addiction, mental health issues, and the stigma of poverty. The result is a stunning portraiture of the people who live there, explored through high-quality reporting, remarkable photography, and an honest visual representation of the flame of dignity that burns deep ... Read more
Situated on a toxic leaf composting facility and the Portland International Airport is Dignity Village, the first city-recognized shantytown and a place the dejected, jobless, and impoverished outcasts of society call home. A powerful study of homelessness and the human spirit, this photo-ethnographic account follows the villagers for six months as they fight to overcome lives beleaguered with abuse, incarceration, addiction, mental health issues, and the stigma of poverty. The result is a stunning portraiture of the people who live there, explored through high-quality reporting, remarkable photography, and an honest visual representation of the flame of dignity that burns deep ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON, Canada
ISBN
9781550962994
SKU
V9781550962994
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Ref
99-50
About Weissman, Eric; Dickson, Nigel
Eric Weissman is a research associate at the Concordia Centre for Studies in Broadcasting and at the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling at Concordia University. He lives in Montreal. Nigel Dickson is a commercial photographer whose work has been featured in Esquire, Fast Company, Rolling Stone Magazine, and Vogue. He lives in Toronto.
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