Prospectus Master's in Photographic Studies 2009-2010 Leiden 2009

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Susan Meiselas received her Master’s in Visual Education from Harvard University (USA) in 1971. Her first photo book, Carnival Strippers, appeared in 1976. She became a member of the photographers’ collective Magnum Photos in that same year, and has worked as a freelance photographer since then. She is well known for her photographs of the Nicaraguan insurrection, her documentation of human rights issues in Latin America, and her projects Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History (1997, reprinted 2008) and Encounters with the Dani (2003). In addition to her work as an editor and her contributions to numerous photo books, Meiselas has had various solo exhibitions in Rotterdam, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, London, Chicago and New York. She has taught at the University of California, Berkeley and has received two honorary doctorates. Her photographs are included in several international collections and she has received a number of renowned prizes. Her chair at Leiden is sponsored by the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam. - Dr. Rachel Esner Lecturer in Photography Chair of the Master’s in Photographic Studies Rapenburg 38, 2311 EX Leiden Telephone: +31 (0)71 527 30 35/18 05 Email: r.esner@hum.leidenuniv.nl Rachel Esner is an art historian lecturing in modern art and the history of photography. Her interests focus on the history and theory of documentary photography from the nineteenth century to today, on questions of the relationship between photography and art, and on issues of the institutionalization of photography through museum and curatorial practice. - Tineke de Ruiter, MA Lecturer in Photography and Applied Arts Doelensteeg 16, 2311 VL Leiden (room: 1174-220b) Telephone: +31 (0)71 527 27 52 Email: m.a.de.ruiter@hum.leidenuniv.nl Tineke de Ruiter is an art historian and is affiliated with the Department of Art History and the Master’s in Photographic Studies as a lecturer in Modern Visual Arts and Photography. She is researching the photographic oeuvre of the painter George Hendrik Breitner. De Ruiter is a board member of the Stichting Fonds Anna Cornelis (chair) as well as FOAM, Amsterdam. - Bas Vroege Coordinator Curatorial Training Programme KABK, Prinsessegracht 4, 2514 AN The Hague Telephone: +31 (0)70 315 47 77/(0)299 31 50 83 Email: bv@paradox.nl Bas Vroege studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam and photography at St. Joost Academy in Breda. From 1981-1993 he was director of Perspektief, centre for 8
photography in Rotterdam and the Fotografie Biënnale Rotterdam (1988-1992). Since 1993 he is director of Paradox, which produces photography-related projects driven by a social agenda. As a curator, Bas Vroege has been responsible for a number of cross-media festivals and exhibitions. As an advisor he has worked for several institutions such as the Mondriaan Foundation (1993-1995) and the MFA photography programme at St. Joost Academy in Breda (1999-2002). He is a member of the Supervisory Board of World Press Photo, Amsterdam, and member of the Advisory Board of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing. He has recently taken up photography again and is currently working on the collaborative project Oswiecim Now, dealing with the post-war period of the Polish town of Oswiecim (Auschwitz), to be published early 2010. - Dr. Helen Westgeest Lecturer in Modern Visual Art and Photography Doelensteeg 16, 2311 VL Leiden (room: 1174-215a) Telephone: +31 (0)71 527 27 44 Email: h.f.westgeest@hum.leidenuniv.nl Helen Westgeest is an art historian and is affiliated with the Department of Art History and the Master’s in Photographic Studies as a lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Art History and Theories of Photography. Since receiving her doctorate in 1996 her investigations have shifted via the work of the Japanese photographer Miyamoto Ryuji to the theory of photography and especially the role and nature of photography in multimedia works of art. She participates in several international research projects. She has (co-)edited and contributed to numerous publications on photography, including Photography between Poetry and Politics (2008); Take Place. Photography and the Concept of Place from a Multimedial Perspective (2009); and The Photographic Medium in Contemporary Art. Theories in Historical Perspective (forthcoming 2010). Study coordinator: t.b.a. Rapenburg 38, 2311 EX Leiden Telephone: +31 (0)71 527 18 05 Email: maps@hum.leidenuniv.nl 2.3 Governance 2.3.1 Master’s in Photographic Studies (MaPS) The Master’s in Photographic Studies is part of the Faculty of Humanities. The department has a Departmental Administration (OLB) of three members, one of whom is a student. In addition there is also an admissions committee, an examination committee and a teaching committee (OLC). Departmental Administration (OLB) The Departmental Administration is charged with the organisation of the department’s educational programme and is responsible for the smooth operation of the department in 9
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