By Germain Ducros Exploring the relationship between human beings and their environment is an ancient aspect of western culture. Over the years, there have been multiple and diverse takes on the age-old connection between the Greek concepts of topos (place, location) and soma (body). In his article Bodyscape, for example, J. Douglas Porteous (1) exploresContinue reading “Dancing Through Emotional Landscapes: Body Memory in Connection to Personal Geography”
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Mosulography: reclaiming Mosul after ISIS
By Emily-Rose Baker When in 2014 the Islamic State (also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) seized Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city located 400km northwest of Baghdad, photography was a forbidden activity punishable by execution. Driven to capture the ‘moral truth’ of the destruction of his native city, however, university lecturer and self-taught photographer Ali YousifContinue reading “Mosulography: reclaiming Mosul after ISIS”
Invisible Wounds 