Summaries of Scholarly Symposia 1.2

Abstract

Geoffrey Batchen Facing Asia: Histories and Legacies of Asian Studio Photography An International Conference. Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University, Canberra August 21-22, 2010 A symposium held on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick This afternoon symposium belongs to a series of public events organized by the Developing Room, a working group at the Rutgers Center for Cultural Analysis devoted to the study and practice of photography. The three speakers and two moderators will reflect on what it means to write national, regional, and global histories of photography. Why are such histories written? How do they challenge Western conceptions of the photographic medium and dominant narratives in the field of photography studies? What new challenges do geographically and culturally expansive histories create by bringing into dialogue photography and photographies, global and local, national and transnational, majorities and minorities, cultural identity and cultural difference? Panel Presentation at the College Art Association 99th Annual Conference Panel organizer: Ayelet Zohar, PhD, Lecturer, University of Haifa Hye-ri Oh, PhD Candidate, Binghamton University, State University of New York Namiko Kunimoto, PhD, Assistant Professor, American University, Washington DC Masako Toda, PhD Candidate, Tokyo University Yi Gu, PhD, Assistant Professor University of Toronto Jeehey Kim, PhD Candidate, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Mikiko Hirayama University of Cincinnati