Rock Against Racism av Syd Shelton

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<p><b>An outstanding photography book documenting a movement that rocked the world. </b></p><p><i>Syd Shelton: Rock Against Racism</i><span> is a body of photographs that Syd Shelton produced for and about the British Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) of 1976–1981. For Shelton, this work was a socialist act, what he calls a “graphic argument,” on behalf of marginalized lives. His practice of photographic activism began in 1973 when he was driven to document the socio cultural and political dynamics expressed on the streets of Sydney by urban Australian Aboriginal communities, the working class, and the architectural landscapes of these groups. Shelton’s first solo show in 1975, “Working Class Heroes” at the Sydney Film-makers Cooperative, established his distinct activist eye.</span><br></p><p><span>Shelton joined RAR in early 1977 on his return to England from Australia. He did so because he found his birthplace a m