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Now available in a paperback edition, LaToya Ruby Frazier’s award-winning first book, The Notion of Family, offers an incisive exploration of the legacy of racism and economic decline in America’s small towns, as embodied by her hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania.
The work also considers the impact of that decline on the community and on her family, creating a statement both personal and truly political—an intervention in the histories and narratives of the region. Frazier has compellingly set her story of three generations—her Grandma Ruby, her mother, and herself—against larger questions of civic belonging and responsibility. The work documents her own struggles and interactions with family and the expectations of community, and includes the documentation of the demise of Braddock’s only hospital, reinforcing the idea that the history of a place is frequently written on the body as well as the landscape. With The Notion of Family, Frazier knowingly acknowledges and expands upon the traditions of classic black-and-white documentary photography, enlisting the participation of her family, and her mother in particular. In the creation of these collaborative works, Frazier reinforces the idea of art and image-making as a transformative act, a means of resetting traditional power dynamics and narratives—both those of her family and of the community at large.
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LaToya Ruby Frazier The Notion of Family Dennis C Dickerson Laura Wexler Dawoud Bey LaToya Ruby Frazier 9781597113816 Books Reviews
- I bought this book and wrote a six page essay on it for my History of Photography final. I saw Latoya Ruby Frazier give a speech at the Nelson-Atkins museum of art when I was in high school, the year I graduated. You will never be the same after you see this photographs. Never. Be. The. Same.
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- For those who would enjoy seeing what one of America's top young photographers is doing, this is a must buy book. Ms. Frazier's photos are compelling as are the essays/interview which are included in the book. This is a book you will look at over and over, and recommend to friends as well.
