Development Web: sociology/anthropology | economics | environmental | politics | justice

Environment:I took this picture of a lake while on orchestra tour in Norway, somewhere kind of near Lillehammer. I hesitate to use it to represent the environment section, because it is cliche, and the environmental issues in development often involve environmental destruction, not beauty. People are also part of the enviroment, which is not symbolized in this picture. However, it is such a beautiful photograph, and one of the only environment-looking ones that I had when I was designing this page.

Economics: I talked to this boy outside of an airport in Bolivia one day and after awhile he insisted on shining my shoes, which were hiking boots. I use this picture here because he is part of the informal economy, which is a sector we must not forget about in development. (I have cropped out most of his face for ethical reasons.)

Soc/Anthro: This is one of my cello students that I taught while researching my senior project. I chose to use it here because of all the layers of culture represented in this image--an indigenous boy, playing a Western classical instrument in a Catholic church below a picture of Jesus.

Justice: This is a picture I took of a kindergarten class in a recently established rural school in Bolivia. I chose to use it to represent justice because of issues of equality in development. For example, many poor, rural children throughout the world, do not have access to quality education.

Politics:I saw this graffitti while walking through the streets of Cochabamba, Bolivia in the months leading up to the December 2005 presidential elections. This graffitti refers to Evo, then a controversial candidate, now a controversial president. In Bolivia, walls everywhere become spaces for political expression.

 

 

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