My name is Dr Ruth White, I am a Liverpool based photographer and researcher. My main interests include photography and the photobook, social class and the formation of identity.
I completed a fully funded PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2019. My thesis is titled:
A Practice-led Investigation into the Role of the Photobook in Representing the British Working-Classes Since 1975
(click to download from Ethos).
My M.Res thesis, Making Visible: Social Class in the Art of Gillian Wearing (2012) (click to download), utilized the art of Gillian Wearing as a vehicle to investigate the lived experience of class and working class culture both inside and outside of the Art World.
Recent publications/presentations:
In-depth discussion about the photo zines I produced for my PhD: Open Eye Gallery – HYPERTEXT: Ruth White – The Role of the Photobook in Representing the British Working Classes
Blog published on Working Class Academics Conference blog:https://workingclass-academics.co.uk/the-most-qualified-person-in-the-graveyard-by-ruth-white/
Blog published on The Sociological Review: https://www.thesociologicalreview.com/he-served-his-time-at-cammell-lairds/
Contact: ruththompson27@hotmail.co.uk
I completed a fully funded PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2019. My thesis is titled:
A Practice-led Investigation into the Role of the Photobook in Representing the British Working-Classes Since 1975
(click to download from Ethos).
My M.Res thesis, Making Visible: Social Class in the Art of Gillian Wearing (2012) (click to download), utilized the art of Gillian Wearing as a vehicle to investigate the lived experience of class and working class culture both inside and outside of the Art World.
Recent publications/presentations:
In-depth discussion about the photo zines I produced for my PhD: Open Eye Gallery – HYPERTEXT: Ruth White – The Role of the Photobook in Representing the British Working Classes
Blog published on Working Class Academics Conference blog:https://workingclass-academics.co.uk/the-most-qualified-person-in-the-graveyard-by-ruth-white/
Blog published on The Sociological Review: https://www.thesociologicalreview.com/he-served-his-time-at-cammell-lairds/
Contact: ruththompson27@hotmail.co.uk
Still from 'Family History' (2010)