| Abstrakt: |
The purpose of this article is twofold: on the one hand, it aims to shed light on the photographic collections available in the research centre Rocco Scotellaro e la Basilicata del secondo dopoguerra; on the other hand, it aims to draw attention to the ethnographic relevance of such collections in the Basilicata region. The images refer to the time span between 1952 and 2002 and were acquired by the municipality of Tricarico between 1985 and 2008, the town being at the heart of several photographic inquires conducted in Basilicata. Particularly, this essay focuses on 197 photographs, it is based on research carried out between 2011 and 2012, and analyses the history of each collection, with the aim to outline both the cultural and the historical contexts in which they were produced. Research work also included in-depth bibliographic research and interviews to some of the authors, and it also led to a systematic inventory and a detailed identification of the images, all arranged in "F data sheets" simplified by the author, so as to facilitate consultation and use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
