University of Virginia, College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Mellon Fellows Seminar - Giulia Paoletti, "In its own Image: Beginnings of Photography in Senegal"

September 25, 2020

Giulia Paoletti’s research examines nineteenth and twentieth century African art with a particular focus on the early histories of photography in West Africa. Based on two years of fieldwork, she is working on a book manuscript tracing the origins and early developments of photography in Senegal (1860-1960). The book is based on her dissertation that received the Arts Council of the African Studies Association’s 2017 Roy Sieber Award for Best Dissertation in African art (2013- 6). Besides Senegal, she did research in Mali, Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon and the Gambia where she has examined contemporary art practices.

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10:00 am - 12:00 pm