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Original Research | Arts and Humanities | Volume 15 Issue 5, May 2026 | Pages: 117 - 121 | India
The Dermal Document: An Autotheoretical Synthesis of Photography, Assamese Fatalism, and the Ethics of Identity
Abstract: This paper employs an autotheoretical methodology to investigate the ontological and ethical dimensions of photography. By situating personal narratives- specifically the metaphors of the "invisible tattoo" and the "already coloured canvas"- within the frameworks of Roland Barthes's temporal noeme, Susan Sontag's critique of appropriation, and Assamese folk wisdom (fokora jujona), this study explores how the camera acts as a prosthetic eye for self-revelation. It argues that the digital image is not merely a record but a site of "dermal diagnosis" and fatalistic encounter, where the "unidentified" origins of identity are perpetually renegotiated.
Keywords: Photograph, Assamese, fatalism, existentialism, love, identity
How to Cite?: Rajmoi Phukan, "The Dermal Document: An Autotheoretical Synthesis of Photography, Assamese Fatalism, and the Ethics of Identity", Volume 15 Issue 5, May 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 117-121, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR26501161153, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR26501161153