British Sociological Association research
Photographic archives, involuntary recall and emotional agency
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The question
Massive digital archives of photographs can become difficult to navigate meaningfully. At the same time, services such as iCloud can resurface images without a person explicitly choosing to recall them. This research asks how that recall could become more holistic, consensual and trauma-informed.