BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news737@osteuropa.philhist.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20251204T092041 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20251208T120000 SUMMARY:Between Privileges and Ideologies: Baltic Jewish Photographers in S outh Africa's Racial Landscape DESCRIPTION:Karina Simonson‘s talk will explore the little-examined histo ry of Baltic Jewish photographers in South Africa\, tracing the intertwine d narratives of migration\, identity and visual culture. Arriving in the l ate 19th and early 20th centuries and classified as white\, these migrants occupied a position of relative privilege while also carrying their own h istories of marginalization and displacement. They became central figures in shaping South African photographic practices—from studio portraiture to documentary and press photography. Their work reflects both the privile ges and constraints of white minority status\, revealing how photography b ecame a medium for negotiating belonging\, memory and moral responsibility . It is an opportunity for critical discussion on diaspora\, race and repr esentation in an informal setting during lunchtime. \\r\\nA sandwich lunc h will be provided. Please register here [https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pa ges/ResponsePage.aspx?id=5WnrMlChtUm1HBnpohlU3EN5djh6991FuRqqBHWkNCZUNjVUW kEyU1RYM0dDMEdHSk9BWUJEQ1hQNS4u] until December 1.\\r\\nAdditional informa tion can be found on the event flyer. X-ALT-DESC:

Karina Simonson‘s talk will explore the little-examined his tory of Baltic Jewish photographers in South Africa\, tracing the intertwi ned narratives of migration\, identity and visual culture. Arriving in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and classified as white\, these migran ts occupied a position of relative privilege while also carrying their own histories of marginalization and displacement. They became central figure s in shaping South African photographic practices—from studio portraitur e to documentary and press photography. Their work reflects both the privi leges and constraints of white minority status\, revealing how photography became a medium for negotiating belonging\, memory and moral responsibili ty. It is an opportunity for critical discussion on diaspora\, race and re presentation in an informal setting during lunchtime. \;

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A san dwich lunch will be provided. Please register here unt il December 1.

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Additional information can be found on the event fl yer.

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