Join us for an exploration of vernacular image-making among Black Europeans and African Americans during the first half of the the twentieth century. Tina Campt's new book Image Matters: Archive, Photography and the African Diaspora in Europe examines how Black Germans and Black Britons used vernacular photography to create forms of identity and belonging that challenged racist stereotypes. The event brings together scholars, photographers, archivists, and curators of visual culture in the African Diaspora for a discussion of Campt's work and the insights it offer on how black communities articulate their place in their society through the photographic image. Reception will follow.
Participants:
Tina Campt, Barnard College
Deborah Willis, New York University
Kellie Jones, Columbia University
Kobena Mercer, Yale University
Sponsored by ICP, Barnard College Africana Studies Program, and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at Columbia University.