Building Worlds: A Critical History of Contemporary Chinese Photography

As a cultural historian, my research examines the history of contemporary Chinese photography, photo theory, and the intellectual and cultural politics of contemporary China. Through a detailed examination of numerous art, photography, and academic journals, along with exhibition catalogues and archival material from artists, my research seeks to analyse the historical and intellectual roots of a critical photographic practice in contemporary China. Thisresearch project will be in support of my dissertation, and I will work closely with artists and academics in China to obtain the requisite source material necessary for my dissertation – none of which is available in Canada. The goal of this research trip will thus be to obtain further archival material in support of my dissertation, and also to establish connections with prominent photographers and academics working in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Purtle

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Partner:

Central Academy of Fine Arts

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

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