Organizer: The Cornell University Library and Southeast Asia Program

Description:

This lecture coincides with the publication of A History of Photography in Indonesia: From the Colonial Era to the Digital Age (Afterhours/Amsterdam University Press 2022). The book is a selection of essays compiled by Brian Arnold that collectively piece together the development of photography in Indonesia, from the inception of the medium in the 1840s to the present day. In compiling the book, Brian worked as editor, contributor, and translator. Two chapters in the book are based on collections in the Rare and Manuscript Collections in the Cornell University Library, and this will be in an informal lecture about these two chapters, emphasizing the importance of archives and a material-based approach to research. The lecture will include both a slide presentation as well as an opportunity for in-person attendees to look at some of the original materials.

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