Dear all

List members might be interested in the following session to be held at EAA2015 in Glasgow later this year (2nd-5th September):

Photography and Archaeology:

"Since its earliest beginnings, photography has been innately archaeological. Its ability to freeze a moment of time gives photographic images an uncanny quality, whilst also allowing them to be a useful recording tool. Photography has been a central element of archaeological method and practice since the late 19th century, yet the neutrality of photographic images in archaeological fieldwork is rarely interrogated. Meanwhile, digital technology has made photography both ubiquitous and ephemeral, questioning the status and authenticity of the image as material archive. Despite their commonalities, however, the relationship between archaeology and photography remains under-explored. This session brings together new studies of archaeological photography: both of historical photographs in archives, and of contemporary practice. It will discuss the legacy of historical photography on contemporary archaeological fieldwork and image-making, and explore what the vision for the future relationship between archaeology and photography might be in an increasingly digital world.

Suggested themes: Temporality, materiality, fieldwork, representation, documentation and the profilmic"

The link to the session is here: http://eaaglasgow2015.com/session/photography-and-archaeology/

EAA Glasgow 2015 | Photography and Archaeology

Since its earliest beginnings, photography has been innately archaeological. Its ability to freeze a moment of time gives photographic images an uncanny quality, whilst also allowing them to be a u...