Dr. Caroline Edge
School of Arts and Media
Current positions
Programme Leader in Photography
Biography
I became Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Photography in 2018. My background combines press and documentary photography, research and teaching. In particular I have specialised in developing collaborative projects with communities and documenting the impact of social policy using photography, video and installations. My photographs have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in the UK and abroad, and my work is held in national and international collections.
Areas of research
Photography, Magic, Photography as Methodology, Mass Observation, Photographic Archives
Module Leader: Imagined Communities, Urban and Rural, Resolution
Contributing to modules: Applied Frameworks, Towards Resolution, Street and Studio
I am interested in the history of documentary photography, photography as a research methodology, photographic archives, and the relationship of magic and photography.
Qualifications
- AHRC funded Collaborative PhD in Documentary Photography: ‘Creating a collaborative Worktown Archive: Photography, Place and Community.’
- MA Photography
- PGCE (Art and Design)
- BA (Hons) Interactive Arts