Sally Burdon of Asia Bookroom, Canberra, will discuss how seemingly modest artifacts such as pamphlets, personal papers, propaganda handouts and maps often reveal rich narratives and cultural insights. She will be showing select examples of the ephemeral material she handles while speaking on the philosophy that guides Asia Bookroom.
PAPER, INK, AND EMPATHY: THE HIDDEN LIFE OF EPHEMERA & TAASA AGM Read More »
This presentation draws upon my dissertation titled “Death and Photography in East Asia: Funerary Use of Portrait Photography,” which compares the practice of funerary photo-portraiture in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam by examining the basic concepts underpinning it
Death Photography: Commemorating the Dead Through Photography in East Asia Read More »
Susie will examine the burdens of proof commonly placed on war photography and images from colonial contexts. She explores the tensions between photographs as ‘evidence’ and the more complex histories of violence and resistance that photography can reveal.
Burdens of Proof: Photographic Evidence and Contested Pasts Read More »
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