Description
In this seminar Daniel C. Blight will discuss the relationship between photography and racial whiteness. Despite the history and theory of photography’s critical turn to questions of colonialism, imperialism and race, these important discourses have left the visual logic of racial whiteness largely unexamined. Drawing on research in sociology of race, critical philosophy of race and critical whiteness studies, Blight will consider the visual dimensions of the invention of racial whiteness, the notion of seeing whiteness photographically, and the differences between white racial knowledge and white racial understanding. The presentation will be visually led, with a number of images and photographs centred in the discussion.| Period | 28 Mar 2022 |
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| Held at | King's College London, United Kingdom |
| Degree of Recognition | National |
Keywords
- Photography
- Race
- Racial Whiteness
- Sociology of Race
- Critical Whiteness Studies
- Critical Race Theory
- Colonialism
- Art History
- Visual Culture
- Orientalism
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Cold, Dull, Ashen: The Image of Whiteness
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Photography's White Racial Frame
Research output: Book/Report › Book - authored › peer-review
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Images of whiteness: can we imagine a world without white eyes?
Research output: Other contribution
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The Image of Whiteness: Contemporary Photography and Racialization
Research output: Book/Report › Book - edited › peer-review
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Perfect White Family
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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How do white people see?
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Writer Conversations: Daniel C. Blight
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Ways of Seeing Whiteness
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review