Book launch and discussion:
Sandra Vitaljić: War of Images: Contemporary War Photography
Monday, 20 January at 7 pm
Photon – Centre for Contemporary Photography
Trg prekomorskih brigad 1, Ljubljana
You are kindly invited to attend a discussion and book launch of Sandra Vitaljić’s book War of Images: Contemporary War Photography, published by Algoritam in 2013. This publication represents the first profound analysis on the role of photography in the turmoil of recent Yugoslav wars especially its role in creating public opinion for all conflicted sides by controlling mass media discourses. The author has analysed in details the placement and contextualisation of photographs (particularly) in the printed media and by doing that called the objectivity of reporting into question.
Participants at the discussion on the book:
Sandra Vitaljić, author of the book, photographer and lecturer
Jure Eržen, photographer at Delo newspaper
Goran Vojnović, publicist, writer and screeenwriterBook presentation and public talk will be held in Slovenian and Croatian language.The book is available in Photon or here!