Photographic History Research Centre at De Montfort University

25/05/2017

LESS THAN A MONTH LEFT TO BOOK YOUR PLACE TO ATTEND THE 2017 PHRC ANNUAL CONFERENCE!

Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds

Keynote speakers:
Professor Patricia Hayes (University of the Western Cape)
Dr Christopher Morton (University of Oxford and Pitt Rivers Museum)

Where:
Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

When:
19-20 June 2017

Papers will consider photography in the context of African, Central American and Middle Eastern cultures, among many others, and in relation to themes such as transnational and/or emerging photographic practices, cross-cultural knowledge exchange through photography, migrations across media, sharing and exchanging photographs, global forums for photography and its theorisation.

View the conference webpage for more information & registration bit.ly/2gOvl9G

Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds Registration now open! Click here to book your place Please note the different rates before registering PHRC17 Provisional programme Phot…

21/05/2017

Public talk by Gil Pasternak, this Tuesday, at the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg!

10/04/2017

Dr Brian May, Queen's legendary guitarist and a close friend of the Photographic History MA programme at De Montfort University, discusses his passion for photographic history following the publication of his new book "Queen in 3D".
https://youtu.be/YdUT_BrlW-E

Photography has shaped the way in which we imagine the recent past and the experience of life in many present-day societies and cultures. Drawing on digital and analogue photographic sources, the Photographic History MA will expand your social and historical research skills and prepare you for a wide range of careers in academia, archives, scientific galleries and historical museums.

We are currently accepting applications for the academic session 2017/18.

For more information please visit the programme webpage:

http://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-courses/photographic-history-ma-degree/photographic-history-ma-degree.aspx

For more specific inquiries you may also contact Dr Gil Pasternak, Photographic History MA Programme Leader, [email protected]

Dr Brian May, friend of the Photographic History MA programme at De Montfort University, discusses his passion for photographic history following the publica...

29/03/2017

PHRC Annual Conference 2017

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
(Full programme soon)

Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds

Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

19-20 June 2017

Conference hashtag

The consequences of the expansion of photographic practices around the globe are many and varied. Social interactions through and with analogue and digital photographs and the platforms across which photography is shared and disseminated keep challenging traditional socio-cultural boundaries. In its 2017 conference, Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds, PHRC will explore how these processes affect peoples whose photographic histories are currently understudied.

Papers will consider this question in the context of African, Central American and Middle Eastern cultures, among many others, and in relation to themes such as:

- transnational and/or emerging photographic practices

- cross-cultural knowledge exchange through photography

- migrations across media

- sharing and exchanging photographs
global forums for photography and its theorisation.

Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds will therefore provide an opportunity to interrogate what social and other meaningful photographic practices emerge when photographs cross boundaries, and move between individuals, places, and distinct cultural environments.

To book your place follow this link:
http://store.dmu.ac.uk/product-catalogue/faculty-of-art-design-humanities/conferences/diverse-migrations-photography-out-of-bounds

20/03/2017

‪Gil Pasternak's article for the BBC now available| "Five game-changing cameras that turned us into photographers". The article accompanies the BBC Four film Smile! The Nation's Family Album for which Gil worked as an academic consultant.

http://bbc.in/2mICAOT

The five key cameras that put photography in the hands of the masses

13/03/2017

Gil Pasternak of the PHRC to examine history of family snaps for BBC documentary

From snapping with a smartphone to sharing on Facebook, photography is playing an unprecedented role in documenting and experiencing our lives.

On Thursday this week Gil will be part of a BBC film exploring what family photographs say about Britain’s post-war social history.

For the complete news item including some of Gil's comments and reflections on his involvement in the production of the film click here:
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2017/march/photography-expert-to-examine-history-of-family-snaps-for-bbc-documentary.aspx

More information about the film here:
http://bbc.in/2lZJNea

A portrait how of we have documented our changing lives via the family photograph.

25/02/2017

Full Bursary PhD Scholarship in Photographic History

We are offering a PhD research scholarship including stipend and tuition fee costs. The scholarship is available to UK or EU students who are suitably qualified and have outstanding potential as researchers.

The studentship is designed to explore the Legacy of Alfred Hugh Fisher and the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee (COVIC).

The successful applicant will be a research (PhD) student at the Photographic History Research Centre (PHRC) and work in collaboration with the Royal Commonwealth Society department at Cambridge University Library (University of Cambridge).

PhD supervisor: Dr Gil Pasternak

PhD Commencing October 2017

In offering this scholarship our University aims to further develop its proven research strengths in the study of photographic histories, practices and cultures. It is an excellent opportunity for a candidate of exceptional promise to contribute to a stimulating, world-class research environment.

The Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee (COVIC) was a body charged in 1902 with creating a visual record of Britain’s overseas territories for use in British schools. Cambridge University Library (CUL) maintains its photographic archives, and this project will focus on the Fisher Photograph Collection. Mainly comprising of photographs taken by artist and amateur photographer Alfred Hugh Fisher in 1907-1910, the collection documents changes to physical and sociocultural environments across the globe during the first decade of the twentieth century. A collaboration between the Photographic History Research Centre and Cambridge University Library, this project will explore the significance of visual records in cultural exchange, and how subsequent re-use of images from the Fisher Photograph Collection led to innovative understandings of ‘other’ cultures and lands.

For a more detailed description of the scholarship, the subject area at DMU and an application pack please visit http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/graduate-school/phd-scholarships.aspx. Please also click the link below for jobs ac uk

Please direct academic queries to Dr Gil Pasternak on +44 (0)116 201 3951 or email gpasternak(at)dmu.ac.uk.

For administrative queries contact the Graduate School office email: [email protected], tel: 0116 250-6309.

Completed applications should be returned together with two supporting references and an academic transcript.

Applications are invited from UK or EU students with a Master’s degree or good first degree in a relevant subject (First, 2:1 or equivalent). Doctoral scholarships are available for up to three years full-time study commencing in October 2017 consisting of a bursary of £14,296 per annum in addition to waiver of tuition fees.

Please quote ref: ADHFB2

CLOSING DATE: Monday 10th April, 2017.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held by Friday 28th April approximately.

http://bit.ly/2lakLHS

View details for this Graduate School Full Bursary PhD Scholarship: The Legacy of Alfred Hugh Fisher and the Colonial Office Visual Instruction...

22/02/2017

Full Bursary PhD Scholarship in Photographic History

We are offering a PhD research scholarship including stipend and tuition fee costs. The scholarship is available to UK or EU students who are suitably qualified and have outstanding potential as researchers.

The studentship is designed to explore the Legacy of Alfred Hugh Fisher and the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee (COVIC).

The successful applicant will be a research (PhD) student at the Photographic History Research Centre (PHRC) and work in collaboration with the Royal Commonwealth Society department at Cambridge University Library (University of Cambridge).

PhD supervisor: Dr Gil Pasternak

PhD Commencing October 2017

In offering this scholarship our University aims to further develop its proven research strengths in the study of photographic histories, practices and cultures. It is an excellent opportunity for a candidate of exceptional promise to contribute to a stimulating, world-class research environment.

The Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee (COVIC) was a body charged in 1902 with creating a visual record of Britain’s overseas territories for use in British schools. Cambridge University Library (CUL) maintains its photographic archives, and this project will focus on the Fisher Photograph Collection. Mainly comprising of photographs taken by artist and amateur photographer Alfred Hugh Fisher in 1907-1910, the collection documents changes to physical and sociocultural environments across the globe during the first decade of the twentieth century. A collaboration between the Photographic History Research Centre and Cambridge University Library, this project will explore the significance of visual records in cultural exchange, and how subsequent re-use of images from the Fisher Photograph Collection led to innovative understandings of ‘other’ cultures and lands.

For a more detailed description of the scholarship, the subject area at DMU and an application pack please visit http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/graduate-school/phd-scholarships.aspx.

Please direct academic queries to Dr Gil Pasternak on +44 (0)116 201 3951 or email gpasternak(at)dmu.ac.uk.

For administrative queries contact the Graduate School office email: [email protected], tel: 0116 250-6309.

Completed applications should be returned together with two supporting references and an academic transcript.

Applications are invited from UK or EU students with a Master’s degree or good first degree in a relevant subject (First, 2:1 or equivalent). Doctoral scholarships are available for up to three years full-time study commencing in October 2017 consisting of a bursary of £14,296 per annum in addition to waiver of tuition fees.

Please quote ref: ADHFB2

CLOSING DATE: Monday 10th April, 2017.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held by Friday 28th April approximately.

25/01/2017

PHRC ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017

Deadline for paper proposals extended to the 3rd of February 2017!

Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds

Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

19-20 June 2017

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Conference hashtag

The consequences of the expansion of photographic practices around the globe are many and varied. Social interactions through and with analogue and digital photographs and the platforms across which photography is shared and disseminated keep challenging traditional socio-cultural boundaries. For its 2017 conference, Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds, PHRC is particularly interested in how these processes affect peoples whose photographic histories are currently understudied. These may be (but are not limited to) African, Central American and Middle Eastern cultures.

Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds seeks to interrogate what social and other meaningful photographic practices emerge when photographs cross boundaries, and move between individuals, places, and distinct cultural environments. Paper proposals may concentrate on the following themes and other related subject matters:

- transnational and/or emerging photographic practices

- cross-cultural knowledge exchange through photography

- migrations across media

- sharing and exchanging photographs
global forums for photography and its theorisation

Papers are welcome from all career stages.

Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent to [email protected] no later than Friday 3 February 2017.

28/11/2016

We have just released the call for papers for the 2017 PHRC annual conference:

Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds

Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

19-20 June 2017

Follow us on Twitter

Conference hashtag

The consequences of the expansion of photographic practices around the globe are many and varied. Social interactions through and with analogue and digital photographs and the platforms across which photography is shared and disseminated keep challenging traditional socio-cultural boundaries. For its 2017 conference, Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds, PHRC is particularly interested in how these processes affect peoples whose photographic histories are currently understudied. These may be (but are not limited to) African, Central American and Middle Eastern cultures.

Diverse Migrations: Photography out of Bounds seeks to interrogate what social and other meaningful photographic practices emerge when photographs cross boundaries, and move between individuals, places, and distinct cultural environments. Paper proposals may concentrate on the following themes and other related subject matters:

- transnational and/or emerging photographic practices

- cross-cultural knowledge exchange through photography

- migrations across media

- sharing and exchanging photographs
global forums for photography and its theorisation

Papers are welcome from all career stages.

Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent to [email protected] no later than Friday 27 January 2017.

14/10/2016

Research Seminars in Cultures of Photography - Autumn 2016

PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST| the first lecture in the series 18 October '16, 4-6pm.

Dr Jenifer Chao (Research Associate, Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University) "Faces of Insurgents: Encountering the Taliban through Judith Butler’s Ethics and Jacques Rancière’s Dissensus".

De Montfort University, Leicester, Clephan Building, room 2.30.

Join us!

https://photographichistory.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/faces-of-insurgents-encountering-the-taliban-through-judith-butlers-ethics-and-jacques-rancieres-dissensus/

Photography and the Greater Middle East Dr Jenifer Chao (Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University) will deliver the first talk in this term’s Research Seminars in Cultures…

14/10/2016

DIVERSE MIGRATIONS: PHOTOGRAPHY OUT OF BOUNDS| PHRC annual conference, 19-20 June 2017. Call for papers soon to be announced!