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Anne Maxwell is Professor in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. She has published five books and numerous articles and essays and on postcolonial and colonial literature and photography. Lucy Van is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. Her research areas include colonial photography and postcolonial poetry.
‘A deep dive into the work of six women practitioners, this book adds some much-needed texture and nuance to the existing history of Australian photography. Ranging from professional portraits to personal snapshots, the many photographs reproduced in Other Times, Other Views document what its authors call an “idiosyncratic life cycle” for the women who made them, providing significant insights not only into Australia’s past but also an opportunity for reflection on that nation’s present, and even its possible futures.’— Geoffrey Batchen, Professor of History of Art, University of Oxford ‘This book changes how we see Australian photography. Sharing the vision of six remarkable women of the late colonial period, from celebrity portraiture, to modernist abstraction, to loving records of First Nations family life, it offers a fresh, highly readable perspective on Australian history and culture.’ — Jane Lydon, Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History, The University of Western Australia ‘This book looks beyond accepted social, political, cultural and aesthetic readings of the photograph. In a long overdue reassessment of those taken by women in Australia’s period of cultural modernity, the authors ably consider the importance of the medium, in all its diversity, as social document and decolonising aid.’ — Judy Annear, Honorary Fellow in Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne ‘This remarkable new text adds considerably to our understanding of women photographers in Australia. The authors’ inclusion of an Indigenous photographer, Mavis Phillips, makes an especially noteworthy contribution to the discipline.’ —Heather Waldroup, Appalachian State University, USA ‘This book is a much-needed study which brings to light the unique artistic perspective of six spectacular Australian women artists whose photographs are remarkable creations in themselves as well as illustrating remarkable histories. It will be a revelation to all.’ —David Nichols, University of Melbourne, Australia
