Speaking of Photography 2010-11

A series of lectures at Concordia University organized by the Department of Art History

Thurs., Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Amateur/amateur: Thoughts on the Devolution of a Gentleman's Art
Laurie Dahlberg, Associate Professor of Art History and Photography, Bard College

Thurs., Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Boots and Hands: Visual Tropes and Democratic Public Culture
Robert Hariman, Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University
John Louis Lucaites, Professor, Department of Communication and Culture, Indiana University

Presented in collaboration with the international colloquium Imaginaires du présent. Photographie, politique et poétique de l'actualité/ Imaginaries of the Present: News Photography, Politics, and Poetics, October 22-23, Grande Bibliothèque M.450.
Organized by Figura, centre de recherche sur le texte et l'imaginaire, Université du Québec à Montréal

Thurs., Nov. 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Digital Proximities: Internet Art and the Economies of Porn
Kelly Dennis, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History,
University of Connecticut
 
Tues., Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Photography and Conceptual Art in Canada
Jayne Wark, Professor, Historical and Critical Studies, NSCAD University

Tues., Mar. 15 at 6:30 p.m.
A Cold War Tourist and His Camera
Martha Langford, Associate Professor and Concordia University Research Chair in Art History, Concordia University
John Langford, Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria

Followed by a book launch, co-hosted by the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art, McGill-Queen's University Press, and members of the Art History Graduate Students Association.

All lectures will be held in the York Amphitheatre (EV 1.605).
Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Complex, 1515 Ste-Catherine Street West. Metro Guy-Concordia. Lectures are free and open to the public.

Speaking of Photography is made possible by the generosity of an anonymous donor, with additional support from the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art; the Concordia University Research Chair in Art History; the Art History Graduate Students Association; Figura, centre de recherche sur le texte et l'imaginaire, Université du Québec à Montréal; and Château Versailles Hotel.