History of Photography is an international quarterly journal devoted to the history, practice and theory of photography. It intends to address all aspects of the medium, treating the processes, circulation, functions, and reception of photography in all forms, including documentary, vernacular, popular and polemical work as well as fine art photography. The goal of the journal is to be inclusive and interdisciplinary in nature, welcoming all scholarly approaches, whether archival, historical, art historical, anthropological, sociological or theoretical. It embraces global photographical history, ranging across all geographical and cultural contexts around the world. The journal aims to provide a significant resource to diverse communities, including, but not limited to, academics, curators, independent scholars, undergraduate and postgraduate students – indeed, anyone with a serious interest in the history and practice of the medium. The Journal encourages submissions from young scholars, while also seeking to publish work by established authorities in the discipline. Over the past four decades History of Photography has become an indispensable source of documentary texts, new and original scholarly articles, novel interpretations, and original thinking in this field. History of Photography is a peer reviewed journal overseen by the Editor and supported by a board of scholars in international standing.
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