Illustrated Lecture: Photographs and Social Change: Then and Now – by Alison Nordström
When:
Sunday, Nov 14, 2021 4:00p -
5:30p
Sunday, Nov 14, 2021 4:00p -
5:30p
Where:
Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Rd
Winchester, MA 01890
Admission:
$12
Categories:
Art, Classes, Date Idea, History, Lectures & Conferences, Performing Arts
Event website:
https://griffinmuseum.org/event/illustrated-lecture-photographs-and-social-change-then-and-now-by-alison-nordstrom/
From the pioneering anticolonialist images of Alice Seely Harris (b 1870) and the moving records of child labor by Lewis Hine (b. 1874) photographs have long been made with the goals of changing public opinion, law and injustice. These intentions persist in photographic projects today, with and without the “documentary style” often associated with them. This illustrated lecture will consider historical examples that have contributed to our ideas of documentary practice, and a selection of contemporary work that is also aimed at social change.
This lecture will be offered in person at the Griffin Museum of Photography: 67 Shore Road , Winchester, MA 01890 , masks and social distancing are required
Sunday, November 14th 4 pm EST Members $8 Non-Members $12 Interested in Membership and its benefits? See more about what the Griffin offers on our Griffin Members Community.
Alison Nordström is an independent writer and curator based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in historical and contemporary photographs of all kinds. Formerly the Director and Senior Curator of the Southeast Museum of Photography, (Florida) and Senior Curator of Photographs at George Eastman House, (New York) she is the author of over 100 published books and essays on photographic topics, and has curated over 100 photographic exhibitions in nine countries. In 2016, she was Artistic Director of Fotofestiwal Lodz, in Poland, where she was curator of five contemporary exhibitions, among them Robert Rauschenberg Travels at Museum Atlas Sztuki. Currently a lecturer with VII Interactive, she is also a visiting scholar in photography at Lesley University and a Research Fellow at Harvard’s Peabody Museum. She holds the PhD in Cultural and Visual Studies.
