Visual Presentation of Body Symbols in the Postmodern Context: A Content Analysis of Chinese Winning Works in the World Press Photo Contest

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10.2991/978-2-38476-130-2_40How to use a DOI?

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Body symbol; World Press Photo Contest; Postmodern; photojournalism; Embodiment

Abstract

Drawing on the embodiment theory, semiotic theory, and theoretical discussions about the body, this study conducts a content analysis of Chinese winning works in the World Press Photo Contest (WPPC) between 1988 and 2023. We analyzed the social attributes of the body, photographic techniques, and visual presentations. Results show that these works present artistic, catastrophic, political, and resistance body symbols, and are characterized by postmodern artistic features such as fragmentation, conflict, and imagery. We conclude that the body can play an active role in journalism photography, reflecting the significance of embodied communication in contemporary society.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Han Shen
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/29
TI  - Visual Presentation of Body Symbols in the Postmodern Context: A Content Analysis of Chinese Winning Works in the World Press Photo Contest
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 2nd International Conference on Public Culture and Social Services (PCSS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 328
EP  - 336
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-130-2_40
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-130-2_40
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