With a view to the correct application of the four points proposed in the exercise, an outline of the categories is proposed. It includes all the possible aspects that can facilitate an exhaustive description of a photo.
Categories of use of colonial images
- Period
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- Geography/ Map/ Regions of Togo
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- Personalia/ Biography
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- Ethnicity/ Identity/ Lifestyle
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- Age/ Gender/ Groups
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- Body (physical features)
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- Modes of dress
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- Education/ Training
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- Forms of communication
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- Economy/ World of work
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- Law
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- Travel
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- Technique and practical knowledge
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- Nature/representations of nature
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- Religion
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- Art/ Popular aesthetics
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- Signs/ Symbols/ Gestures
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- Food
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- Music/ Song/ Dance
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- Language/ Poetry
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- Politics/ Media
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- Architecture
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- Objects/ Tools (utensils etc.)
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- Festivities/ Games/ Leisure
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