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Imaging Famine is a website that looks at the ways in which famines have been portrayed in the media since the 19th century. This website was set up in connection with the exhibition of the same name that ran in 2005 with the aim of provoking a debate about how images in the media effect our understanding of the world.. The exhibition catalogue contains some amazing historical photos and a brief outline of the issues discussed. In brief video interviews, photographers, journalists, researchers and other experts talk about the portrayal of stereotypical images of hunger, the employment of celebrities in fundraising campaigns, the relationship between charity funds and the media, the influence that photos have on policy and politicians, the context that certain images are used in, and about famine photos as Christian iconography. The website has a good selection of links to relevant articles and other websites.

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