Photographs and Monsters

queer and crip framing in Diane Arbus’s works

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https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v2i17.45613

Abstract

This paper analyzes Diane Arbus photographs, specifically those referring to (dis)framings of freak or monstrous bodies. To do so, it first problematizes the ethics in photography and its use as a disciplinary device that reifies the norm, especially when it comes to the control and surveillance of bodies. It then analyzes the life and some of Diane
Arbus’ works and the relationship she established with the photographed individuals. Arbus’ photographs mobilize an
aesthetic of the “Other” which opens epistemological fissures for the Queer and Crip, breaking with the historical
photographic framings used to capture images of freak or monstrous bodies from the lens of spectacle and/or tragedy.
Diane Arbus’ photographs allow us to see bodies that cannot be imprisoned by portraying existences that reject the norm, monstrous desiring bodies, and livable lives.

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Published

2022-08-24

How to Cite

Carvalho, L. F. de ., & Oliveira, J. M. de. (2022). Photographs and Monsters: queer and crip framing in Diane Arbus’s works. Revista Periódicus, 2(17), 79–102. https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v2i17.45613