GOVERNMENT STUDIES
PHOTOGRAPHY + EDITORIAL DESIGN: paula roush
MEDIUM: photozine
PAGES: 80 (block)+4 (cover) + insert (facsimile
reproduction of University and College Union UCU Pay
and conditions ballot paper)
DIMENSIONS: 21 x 14.8 cm
PAPER: 90 gsm uncoated (block) + 170 gsm
uncoated (cover)
BINDING: saddle-stitch (2staples)
PROCESS: Indigo
COLOUR: Black and white
PUBLISHER: msdm publications
YEAR: 2023
ISBN: 978-1-7390996-3-3
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Profits from the sales go to the University and College Union
(UCU) Fighting Fund
The project centres around the National Day of Teachers Strike in the UK in 2023, a pivotal event in the country’s educational history. Organized by the National Union of Teachers (NUT), the strike coincided with another strike orchestrated by the University and College Union (UCU), of which the author is a member. Instead of participating in their usual work duties as teacher in the “Photobook Publishing” module, the author chose to document the teachers’ march in central London.
The decision to photograph each protest sign and treat the street protest as a “class on government studies” is justified by several reasons. Some teachers’ signs resembled classroom materials, such as PowerPoint infographics or exam papers, connecting the protest to the theme of education; the formation of the marching teachers resembled a disciplined classroom line, conveying a sense of instruction and unity; and the slogans chanted by the teachers mirrored typical classroom instructions.
contact
paula roush ::: paularoush@gmail.com
msdm studio ::: msdm@msdm.org.uk