Thursday, 27 February 2020 at 5:00 pm – Thursday, 27 February 2020 at 6:00 pm
Youth-Moss Side Portraits
Date: Thursday 27th February 2020
Time: 5pm
Location: Room 234 Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Met, M15 6LL
Tickets: Free - Just turn up!
Richard Kelly, Manchester School of Fashion
Introduces his music photography work looking at Moss Side MCs, Youth Culture & Urban Identity
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The purpose of this paper is to contextualise the collection of portraits of Moss Side Youth and the detail the reasons for this visual research approach.
The significance of the topic is reviewed and themes related to music, youth and street culture are discussed in connection with visual research methods (VRM). Particular how image can “reveal what is hidden in the inner mechanisms of the ordinary and the taken for granted” (Sweetman, 2009) and that VRM reflects “Contemporary Visual Culture” and how image is central to how social life is lived. (Rose 2014)
The Democratic nature of MCing and the ease in which it is possible to record/produce tracks and stream them on line via Soundcloud/Youtube means the musical scene in Manchester is rich with various artists some using alter egos and/or disguises. Starting off with the group Levelz I proposed the documentation of their collective. Through conversation this expanded to various other MCs and culminated in me setting up a pop up daylight studio.
Key issues relating to research into the nature of self as well as discussing youth culture are illuminated.
Rose G (2014) On the relation between “visual research methods” and contemporary visual culture, The Sociological Review, 62: 24–46
Sweetman P (2009) Revealing habitus, illuminating practice: Bourdieu, photography and visual methods, Sociological Review, 2009: 491–511
Organised by MASSManchester
We aim to produce new ways of understanding and experiencing the production, reception and aesthetics of music, sound and other sonic encounters. We seek to understand how sonic and musical practices shape our understanding of the world and how they inform diverse identities, communities and spaces.
Our interdisciplinary research in Arts and Humanities at Manchester Met will connect with, engage, and inspire public audiences of all ages across Greater Manchester and beyond. We endeavour to enrich Manchester’s internationally renowned music culture, which forms an important part of the city’s night time economy, and that is central to its post-industrial identity. As part of this contribution to society and culture, we will also take our research to learning contexts beyond the academy by collaborating with youth organisations, schools, archives, and museums across the region.