Stitching an Image of the Human Cost of Crossing the US Border

Detail from TUCSON SECTOR 2012-2013 (183 deaths) made by Jennifer Eschedor of Tucson, Arizona, part of the Migrant Quilt Project (all images by the Sarah Rose Sharp for Hyperallergic) Stitching an Image of the Human Cost of Crossing the US Border

Which Picture Would They Use?

This social media protest that erupted spontaneously after the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in 2014 was designed to draw attention to the media’s role in perpetuating violence. The images selected by news organizations in their coverage of black murder victims are typically negative, and traffic in stereotypes around poverty, gang affiliation, aggression,Continue reading “Which Picture Would They Use?”

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