Decolonizing Images: A New History of Photographic Cultures in Egypt

The 2011 revolution in Egypt brought attention to the country's rich photographic history, which extends beyond Western accounts. Decolonizing Images explores Egypt's local visual heritage, challenging Eurocentric narratives and examining the role of photography in politics, representation, censorship, activism, and aesthetics.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 06 February 2024
Publisher: Manchester University Press

The 2011 revolution in Egypt ignited a fervent debate about radical transformations in global photographic cultures. However, the historical relationship between Egypt and photography extends far beyond the Western narratives that often overlook this rich tapestry. Decolonizing Images delves into the country's local visual heritage, actively contributing to the ongoing process of decolonizing the canon of photography. By examining the camera's capacity to both conceal and reveal, the book offers a fresh perspective on the visual cultures that have flourished and been exhibited in Egypt. It traverses the initial encounters between local knowledge and Western-led modernity, exploring how images intersect with the politics of representation, censorship, activism, and aesthetics. Through a captivating narrative that highlights contemporary Egypt's indigenous visual culture, Decolonizing Images challenges Eurocentric notions of the photograph, offering a profound and transformative understanding of this medium.

Weight: 554g
Dimension: 163 x 243 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526165954