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Reframing Family Photography Conference

Submitted by acibola on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 09:41
September 21-23, 2017 at the University of Toronto, Canada: A conference that critically reframes family photography…

The State of the Album

Submitted by acibola on Mon, 04/10/2017 - 23:38
A symposium at Yale University…

The Family Camera Group Exhibition

Submitted by acibola on Mon, 04/10/2017 - 22:36
An exhibition that looks at family photographs as a cultural practice…

Call for Papers: Reframing Family Photography

Submitted by acibola on Tue, 06/07/2016 - 13:20
Call for papers that critically reframe family photography…

Feeling Photography: A Workshop

Submitted by acibola on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 13:58
Elspeth Brown presented on her TransPartners Project at “Feeling Photography…

Book Launch: Picturing Toronto by Sarah Bassnett

Submitted by acibola on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 13:18
Saturday, May 28, 2016, 2:00-5:00 pm at Stephen Bulger Gallery…

Generations: History through Family Photography

Submitted by acibola on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 22:18
Join the ROM for a discussion with Annu Palakunnathu Matthew and Anusha Yadav…

Generations: Annu Palakunnathu Matthew

Submitted by acibola on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 21:55
An exhibition featuring the work of contemporary artist Annu Palakunnathu Matthew…

The Family Camera

Submitted by acibola on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 21:46
The Family Camera—a project that traces the visual narratives of diasporic Canadians…

Call for Papers: Photography and Migration

Submitted by gmoser on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 13:48
Call for papers that interrogate the relationship between photography and migration…

Feeling Photography book launch

Submitted by gmoser on Tue, 08/19/2014 - 15:17
Join the Toronto Photography Seminar in launching a new volume on photography and affect…

William Notman: Life & Work

Submitted by gmoser on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 00:00
A new book on the life and work of Canadian photographer William Notman by Sarah Parsons…

Brenna Greer public lecture: Making Image Matter

Submitted by gmoser on Wed, 02/26/2014 - 08:51
A public lecture examining how non-activists contributed to the civil rights struggle…

Working Group Discussion with Shawn Michelle Smith

Submitted by gmoser on Wed, 02/26/2014 - 08:42
A conversation with Shawn Michelle Smith about her new book, At the Edge of Sight…

Photography and the Optical Unconscious

Submitted by gmoser on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 18:38
Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s notion of the optical unconscious, this symposium investigates photography’s relationship to the human imaginary…

Cold War Camera Conference, Guatemala

Submitted by gmoser on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 17:43
Symposium on photography and the cultural politics of the Cold War…

Call for Papers: Nostalgias--Visualising Longing

Submitted by gmoser on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:12
A two-day conference in the Winter Gardens Margate, UK on nostalgia in contemporary culture…

Raja Deen Dayal: Revealed

Submitted by lgabel on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 13:41
A talk on Raja Deen Dayal, known as India’s Prince of Photographers, at the ROM…

Politics Talk: The World Spectator

Submitted by lgabel on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 13:30
Sharon Sliwinski speaks at the New School for Social Research on “The World Spectator”…

First Exposure Symposium

Submitted by lgabel on Sat, 04/06/2013 - 21:41
A one day visual culture symposium at Northeastern University…

The 'Public Life' of Photographs

Submitted by lgabel on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 18:14
A two-day conference at Ryerson University on the dissemination of photographic images…

Goldfarb Lecture in Visual Arts: Deepali Dewan

Submitted by lgabel on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 14:32
A lecture by Deepali Dewan on “Messy Photography & the Crucible of India”…

Secret Stash: Accumulation, Hoarding & Love of Stuff

Submitted by lgabel on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 16:14
An exhibition at McIntosh Gallery featuring the work of Kelly Wood…

Retracing America: Modernism After Paul Strand

Submitted by lgabel on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 13:57
A two-day international conference and film screening at the University College London…

No Looking After the Internet

Submitted by lgabel on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 13:21
A monthly “looking group” that invites participants to “read” a photograph out-loud together…

DCAPS IV Conference: Doing Photography

Submitted by lgabel on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 08:54
The fourth international DCAPS conference takes place in Durham from Jan. 9–11, 2013…

Documentary Photography Today

Submitted by lgabel on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 16:31
A one-day symposium at Rutgers reflecting on the term “documentary” in photography today…

Transcultural Encounters of the Curatorial Kind

Submitted by lgabel on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 14:15
Dot Tuer discusses her work curating the exhibition “Frida and Diego” at the AGO…

Photojournalism Then & Now

Submitted by lgabel on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 14:31
Sharon Sliwinski presented “Seven Theses on the Photographic Situation” at the two-day symposium Photojournalism: Then and Now at the McCord Museum in Montreal…

Either/And

Submitted by lgabel on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 13:26
A new website examining the place of photography in contemporary culture…

The Photographic Situation Project: Workshop

Submitted by gmoser on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 17:48
A two-day event inviting photo scholars to workshop papers on “the photographic situation”…

Distance & Desire: Encounters with the African Archive

Submitted by lgabel on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 16:38
A major exhibition program and symposium in New York and Neu-Ulm, Germany…

Announcing Photo Seed - Online Image Collection

Submitted by lgabel on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 00:00
Photo Seed represents an evolving online record of early fine-art photography. It is a private archive with simple goals: beauty, truth, scholarship and enjoyment for all who visit. Search the collection, view highlights, or visit the blog.

Doing Photography

Submitted by gmoser on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 17:01
A call for papers from the Durham Centre for Advanced Photography Studies…

Embellished Reality: Indian Painted Photographs

Submitted by gmoser on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 13:57
An exhibition of Indian painted photographs at the Royal Ontario Museum, curated by Deepali Dewan…

Picturing Immigrants in the Ward

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 15:48
An exhibition exploring Toronto’s immigrants in the early 20th century…

Toronto Photography Seminar in New York

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 16:08
Members of the Toronto Photo Seminar have recently returned from NYC…

The Ethics of Seeing: 20th Century German Photography Reconsidered

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 12:45
A conference at the German Historical Institute, London, May 23-25, 2013…

Photography and Its Origins

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 12:22
A one-day symposium at Rutgers University on April 27, 2012…

About Photographic Collections: Definitions, Descriptions, Access

Submitted by gmoser on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 13:07
Marta Braun, a member of the Toronto Photography Seminar, delivered the keynote address at “About Photographic Collections,” a three-day symposium at Ryerson University’s Ryerson Image Centre from January 19-21, 2012…

Book Launch: Conversations Across Borders

Submitted by gmoser on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 00:00
Laura Levin moderates a discussion with performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña as part of the book launch for Conversations Across Borders…

PopRally Presents: Private Eyes

Submitted by gmoser on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 00:00
Sarah Parsons takes part in the Museum of Modern Art’s panel discussion on privacy and surveillance…

Busted: The Enduring Allure of the Mug Shot

Submitted by gmoser on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 00:00
Sarah Parsons and Carol Zemel recently spoke at a panel discussion hosted by the Archives of Ontario, entitled “Busted: The Enduring Allure of the Mug Shot”…

Book Launch & Signing: Human Rights in Camera by Sharon Sliwinski

Submitted by gmoser on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 00:00
Sharon Sliwinski launches her new book, Human Rights in Camera at the Toronto Women’s Bookstore…

Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s

Submitted by gmoser on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 00:00
An exhibition of vintage Bollywood cinema showcards and other forms of film advertising at the Royal Ontario Museum…

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