Appendix > Defintion of Terms > Authorship
The authoring of material can be seen through two perspectives. Because Portraits in People-Knowing upholds the co-creative process, subjects are asked to help author their own portraits. In many ways, this is consistent with a traditional understanding of portraiture in which subjects, through dress, make-up, posture, create an aura of self-representation. What distinguishes Portraits in People-Knowing is the role of technology in this facilitating this process. This raises the larger question about the role of medium and form to self-representation.
On the other hand, these portraits provide a platform for me to tell stories and ask questions. The “authoring” of material is not limited to books, but rather to a variety of media types including graphic design, films and an interactive presentation.