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9781550962994

Dignity in Exile Stories of Struggle and Hope from a Modern American Shanty Town

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  • ISBN13:

    9781550962994

  • ISBN10:

    155096299X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-10-01
  • Publisher: Exile Editions

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Situated on a toxic leaf composting facility and the Portland International Airport is Dignity Village, the first city-recognized shantytown and a place the dejected, jobless, and impoverished outcasts of society call home. A powerful study of homelessness and the human spirit, this photo-ethnographic account follows the villagers for six months as they fight to overcome lives beleaguered with abuse, incarceration, addiction, mental health issues, and the stigma of poverty. The result is a stunning portraiture of the people who live there, explored through high-quality reporting and the remarkable photography of Nigel Dickson, and an honest visual representation of the flame of dignity that burns deep inside those in exile.

Author Biography

Nigel Dickson is a commercial photographer whose work has been featured in Esquire, Fast Company, Rolling Stone Magazine, and Vogue. He lives in Toronto. Eric Weissman is a research associate at the Concordia Centre for Studies in Broadcasting and at the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling at Concordia. He lives in Montreal.

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