Ariella Azoulay
Ariella Azoulay is Professor of Comparative Literature and Modern Culture and Media, Brown University, and an independent curator and filmmaker. She is the author of the groundbreaking book The Civil Contract of Photography (2008), which provides a compelling rethinking of the political and ethical status of photography. Azoulay was formerly professor of visual culture and contemporary philosophy at the Program for Culture and Interpretation, Bar Ilan University. She is also the author of Once Upon A Time: Photography Following Walter Benjaminand Death’s Showcase: The Power of Image in Contemporary Democracy, winner of the 2002 Infinity Award for Writing presented by the International Center for Photography for excellence in the field of photography (MIT Press, 2001). In recent years, Azoulay has produced several documentary films that address different aspects of the history of Israel and Palestine.

Events
Conversation
Situated Cameras: A Conversation with Photographers Zahara Gómez and Cinthya Santos-Briones

Lecture
Ariella Azoulay—The Imperial Condition of Photography in Palestine: Archives, Looting, and the Figure of the Infiltrator

Event
Mediating the Archive: A Conference on Moving Images and Social Histories

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Christian Palestinian Archive: A Project by Dor Guez Opening Reception

Event
The Influence of Arab Lands on Textile Arts during the Renaissance
