The unwritten edit : gatekeeping images of diversity in higher education

The university photographer plays a key role in producing photographs to show and sell the image of diversity through an institution's marketing materials. This research aims to understand the role of university photographers and the institutional expectations for them to produce diverse photographs, as well as to explore perceived pressures the photographers may feel. Institutional expectations include depicting racial and gender diversity, showing students with a socially constructed preapproved appearance, and the understanding that photographs can be used in a variety of marketing materials without the photographer's approval. A semistructured interview process was used as the qualitative method for this research.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Journalism (MU)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri--Columbia

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• O'Keefe, Samuel Edward

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Porter, Jeannette H.

Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/104831

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/104831