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We are seeking essays for a multi-disciplinary edited collection on “Photography and Oppositional Politics in Post-War America.” While recent scholars lament the decline of documentary photography, (be it through Cold War repression or photojournalistic sublimation), we are interested in mapping the continued vitality of photography for imaging or organizing an oppositional politics. By exploring the politics of visual culture- photography as activist practice— this anthology aims to contribute to recent debate on social movements that stress the role of culture. Especially welcome are essays that explore the new political objectives and methodologies of oppositional movements in the post-war era. How do these shifts inform photographic practice? How, moreover, does photographic practice affect the culture of social movements? Possible topics include photography’s role in the Civil Rights, New Left, Feminist, Anti-Colonial, Anti-War and Nationalist movements.
Please send 500-word abstracts (or full papers) by 1 October 2005. If selected for inclusion, full papers (25-30 pages, including notes) DUE 15 JANUARY 2006. Questions about possible topics or approaches also welcome.
Contact tphu@uwo.ca
Thy Phu
Assistant Professor
English Dept.
University of Western Ontario
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