Arts
FIELD OF VISION: LEIGH RAIFORD - “WHEN A COMMUNITY IS AT STAKE: REFLECTIONS ON PHOTOGRAPHY, COLLABORATION AND JUSTICE” January 25, 7:00PM to 9:00PM Berkley-based photography historian, writer and curator, Leigh Raiford will present a talk on a new body of research that looks at the personal and family photo archives of Kathleen Neal Cleaver, a Law professor and notable member of the Black Panther Party. Raiford is a contributor to the exhibition "Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography," on view at the Ryerson Image Centre January 24 - April 8, 2018, which attempts to reimagine the history of photography through the lens of collaboration. Following one of the project's propositions that reminds us, "Sometimes photography is involved in the coming together of a community that warrants change, restitution and justice." Raiford's talk will discuss photography's role in visualizing justice for marginalized communities.