Ronnie Close is an Associate Professor at the American University in Cairo
‘Identifying the decolonial image as neither de-linked from the western historiography of photography nor constrained by the limitations of its frameworks of interpretation, Ronnie Close provides a compelling alternative reading of Egypt’s visual heritage. Tracing the decolonial across Egyptian photographic culture, this wide-ranging account demonstrates Dipesh Chakrabarty’s claim that our historical differences actually make a difference.’ Justin Carville, IADT Dún Laoghaire -- .