Best Practices for Inclusive and Diverse Photography in Higher Education-Best Practices for Inclusive and Diverse Photography in Higher Education

Best Practices for Inclusive and Diverse Photography in Higher Education

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The video is a discussion about a paper titled "Best Practices for Inclusive and Diverse Photography in Higher Education." The paper aims to explore how to accurately represent diversity in university photography. The panel consists of photographers and professionals in diversity, equity, and inclusion. They discuss the challenges of portraying diversity in photography and the importance of authenticity. They emphasize the need to avoid tokenism and engineer diversity. The panel also discusses the importance of capturing diversity beyond skin color, including representation of different ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, disabilities, and religions. They highlight the significance of showing a diverse range of stories and experiences at the university. The panel also addresses the issue of key wording and discussing how to accurately describe diversity without misidentifying individuals. They also stress the importance of showing diversity in a contextual and timely manner, as well as avoiding over-representation or overusing individuals in diverse narratives. The panel concludes by mentioning that the paper is a starting point for discussions and will continue to evolve over time. The paper can be found at Upa.org.

Keywords

inclusive photography

diverse representation

higher education

authenticity

tokenism

diversity equity inclusion

university photography

inclusive storytelling

visual diversity