ReadingGroupSession1

Steve will give an overview of three texts and will outline how they each discuss photography as a 'technology of the self'

1) The Burden of Representation Essays on Photographies and Histories , John Tagg (1988)

2) Objectivity, Lorraine Daston & Peter Galison, (2007)

3 ) Duty Free Art Hito Steyerl” (2017)

Following Steve's intro, we we will read a portion of the text and then add our own notes and observations on a pad. We will also discuss how our reading of photography has changed over the 4 decades these texts were written. We will also note the comparisons and differences between the texts. You can extend this method to your own chosen texts in subsequent sessions.

This session is a response to requests for time to be set aside for reading.

It is not compulsory, but all are welcome.