About this Event
LOCATION:
Room RCC204
Rogers Communication Centre
80 Gould Street
Free admission. Registration required.
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What does a black history of photography actually look like? This talk takes up such a proposition. I will consider Blackness in the history of photography through the lens of form and color as well as from the perspective of Black populations. I argue through a range of historical and cultural examples from the late 19th century to the present moment that Blackness and Black life bring something urgent and essential to the history of photography. Such queries and investigations are important for two reasons. First, this approach offers a collective vision of the medium’s centrality to daily life, and second, it presents a framing of photography beyond issues of representation, visibility, and inclusivity.
In this keynote lecture, Dr. Drew Thompson, Associate Professor, Bard Graduate Centre, will introduce the themes and questions that guide his research and that frame the Black History of Photography symposium. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A with Dr. Thierry Gervais, Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University.
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A Black History of Photography is supported in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The project is a collaboration between The Image Centre at TMU, the School of Image Arts, and the F+PPCM program at the Creative School.
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Rogers Communication Centre, 80 Gould Street, Toronto, Canada
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