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Vertiefungsseminar
WiSe 23/24: Photography in and of the MENA countries (19th-21th century)
Julia Hauser
Kommentar
Almost since the emergence of the camera, West Asia and North Africa have fascinated
photographers. While initially only Western protagonists took pictures in the region, local
photographers soon joined them. In this class, we will investigate the history of photography
in the WANA countries by analyzing pictures of scientific expeditions, Mecca and Medina,
missionary photography, ethnographic photography, photography commissioned by Sultan
Abdulhamid II, the role of female photographers, photography in tourism and entertainment,
the studio portrait, queer photography, photography and revolutions, and the role of artists
in protecting photographic heritage at present. At the end of the class, participants should be
able to 1) analyze images iconographically and historically, 2) apply interdisciplinary and
intersectional perspectives to the analysis of images, 3) understand the technical
development of photography, 4) gain an insight into the cultural and political history of the
MENA countries through photography, 5) research and work with the online archives of
institutions collecting historical photographs.
Introductory Readings:
Çelik, Zeynep, and Edhem Eldem, eds. Camera Ottomana: Photography and Modernity in the
Ottoman Empire 1840–1914. Istanbul: Koç Univ. Press, 2015.
Fani, Michel. Une histoire de la photographie au Liban, 1840–1944. Beyrouth: Éditions de
l'Escalier, 2005.
Frizot, Michel, ed. Neue Geschichte der Photographie. Köln: Könemann, 1998.
Graham-Brown, Sarah. Images of Women. The Portrayal of Women in Photography of the
Middle East 1860–1950. London: Quartet Books, 1988.
Sheehi, Stephen. The Arab Imago. A Social History of Portrait Photography, 1860-
1910. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. Schließen
16 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Di, 17.10.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 24.10.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 31.10.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 07.11.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 14.11.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 21.11.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 28.11.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 05.12.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 12.12.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 19.12.2023 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 09.01.2024 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 16.01.2024 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 23.01.2024 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 30.01.2024 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 06.02.2024 16:00 - 18:00
Di, 13.02.2024 16:00 - 18:00