| Join us for the second edition of the Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA), “How Photography Teaches Us to Live Now,” co-presented by Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM).
The WOPHA Congress centers on feminist, decolonial, and experimental practices in photography education. Even though 75% of photography students worldwide are women, there remains a glaring absence of academic programs specifically addressing the history of women in photography. The 2024 WOPHA Congress aims to address this disparity by initiating discussions about women, photography, and pedagogy. These discussions are a foundational step toward establishing a dedicated educational institution for the study of photographic practices, criticism, and historiography.
Over 30 internationally-recognized scholars and artists from around the world will participate in the two-day event, including, Deborah Willis, Ph.D., university professor and chair of the department of photography & imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University; Andrea Jösch Krotki, director of Escuela de Arte at Universidad Diego Portales; Susan Meiselas, documentary photographer and president of the Magnum Foundation; Helouise Costa, curator and professor at the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo; Leigh Raiford, professor of African American studies at the University of California at Berkeley; Roshini Kempadoo, photographer, media artist, and scholar; and Hiền Hoàng, interdisciplinary artist.
Among the many topics discussed are the role of collaboration in photography and archival practices, the relevance of the Caribbean in photography history, and current photographic debates around materiality, ecology, and climate change.
This event is free with RSVP. |
