Staff Directory
Carville, Dr. Justin
Department:
Department of Art & Design
School / Functional Area:
School of Creative Arts
Job Title:
Lecturer, Historical and Theoretical Studies in Photography
Contact Telephone Number:
+ 353 1 2394937
Email Address:
justin (dot) carville (at) iadt (dot) ie
Academic Qualifications:
2005 – PhD, Dublin City University
1999 – MA Communications & Cultural Studies, Dublin City University
1996 – BA (hons.) Historical and Theoretical Studies in Photography,
University of Derby
Area of Expertise:
Historiography and theories of the photographic image; Irish photography history; visual culture; theories of vision and visuality; visual ethnography; theories of representation; visual culture and urbanization; visual studies
Currently Teaching:
Currently on IRCHSS Research Fellowship
Research Interests/Activities:
History and Theory of the Photographic Image; Irish Visual Culture; Anthropology and Photography in Ireland; History of Irish Photography; Photographic Archives; Photographic Represenations of Dublin; Conflict Photography
Professional Practice Interests:
2008-2009 – IRCHSS Research Fellowship
Project Title: Photography, Ethnography & the Antiquarian Imagination: The Visual Economy of Irish Identity
2008 – 2011 IRCHSS Major Projects Grant (With Professor Liam Kennedy, Clinton Institute of American Studies, UCD)
Project Title: ‘Photography & International Conflict: Histories, Theories, Prcatices
2003-2004 – IRCHSS Senior Research Scholarship
Project Title: Picturing Revolution: Photography, History & National Identity 1913-1922
Centre for Public Culture Studies – Associate Researcher
Postgraduate R&D Skills Training Programme – Strand 1
June. 2008: Strand 1 Arts & Humanities
Digital Ethics: Photojournalism and the Public Sphere in the Age of Citizen-Journalism and the Camera-Phone.
Value: €42,000
June 2005: Strand 1 Arts & Humanities
The Impact of Digital Culture on Family Photography.
Value: €38,000
Publications:
Selected Publications
Journal Articles (peer reviewed)
“Mr. Lawrence’s Great Photographic Bazaar: Photography, History and the Imperial Streetscape” Early Popular Visual Culture Vol. 5. no. 3. (2007): 263-283.
“Introduction: Popular Visual Culture in Ireland” Early Popular Visual Culture Vol. 5. no. 3. (2007): 229-230.
““My Wallet of Photographs”: Photography, Ethnography and Visual Culture in J.M. Synge’s Aran Islands” Irish Journal of Anthropology Vol. 10 no. 1. (2007): 5-11.
“Serious Excursions” Source 35 summer (2003): 6-9.
“Paul Seawright: The Map” Next Level no. 2 autumn (2002): 12-19.
“Signifying Nothing: Translating Photography in the Digital Age” in special supplement ‘History|Technology|Criticism’ Circa 98 winter (2001): 23-27.
“Re-negotiated Territory: The Politics of Place, Space and Landscape in Irish Photography” Afterimage Vol. 29 No.1 July/August (2001): 5-9.
“Will the Real History of Photography Please Stand Up?: Photographic History in Ireland” Source 24 (2000):23-27.
“Remote Control: Television, History and the Archive” Source 23 (2000): 17-19.
“Dominant Style/Variant Practices: Photography and Contemporary Art in Ireland” Source 20 (1999): no page numbers.
“The Map” (2002) In Context, Dublin: South Dublin County Council.
Chapters in Edited Volumes
“Visible Others: Photography and Romantic Ethnography in Ireland” in Maria McGarrity and Claire Culleton, eds., (2009) Irish Modernism and the Global Primitive, New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
“Visualizing the Rising: Photography, Memory and the Visual Economy of the 1916 Easter Rebellion” in Jeanne Perreault, Linda Warley & Marlene Kadar, eds., (2009) Photographs – Histories - Meaning, New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
“A Sympathetic Look: Documentary Humanism and Irish Identity in Dorothea Lange’s Irish Country People” in Padraig Kirwan and Jim Byrne, eds., (2008) Affecting Irishness: The Greening of Ireland, London: Peter Lang.
‘Picturing Poverty: Colonial Photography and the Congested Districts Board’ in Ciara Breathnach, ed., (2007) Framing the West: Images of Rural Ireland, 1891-1920, Dublin: Irish Academic Press.
‘Photography, Tourism and Natural History: Robert John Welch, William Lloyd Praeger and the Tourist as Naturalist’ in Barbara O’Connor & Michael Cronin (ed.) (2004) Irish Tourism: Image, Culture, and Identity, London: Channel View Books.
Editorial Projects
Guest Editor; The Journal of Popular Visual Culture, special issue on Ireland, autumn 2007.
Forthcoming;
Guest editor; Photographies, special issue Global Photographies, Autumn 2008.
Exhibition Catalogues/Artists Monographs
“Grounds of Dispute: Anthony Haughey’s Territorializing Photography” in Anthony Haughey (2006) Disputed Territory, Dublin: Gallery of Photography.
“Beyond Geography: Some Notes on Paul Seawright’s Photography and Geographical Imaginations” in Paul Seawright (2005) Field Notes, Antwerp: Foto Museum Antwerp.
“Arrested Development” in Mark Curran (2002) Southern Cross, Dublin: Gallery of Photography, Dublin.
“Celibacy” in Ann Marie Curran (2001) Celibacy, Cork: Triskel Arts Centre.
Conference/Symposium Papers
‘Terra Infirma: Disciplinary Boundaries, the Territory of the Visible and the Writing of Ireland’s Visual Culture’ Visualizing Ireland, UCD, 4-6th July 2008.
‘Short Sight is Quicker than Long Sight: A Critique of Irish Visual Culture’ SSNCI annual conference, University of Limerick, 26th – 28th June 2008.
‘Mr. Lawrence’s Great Photographic Bazaar: Photography and the Imperial Streetscape’ Popular Visual Culture in Ireland, Centre for Public Culture Studies, Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Feb. 1st 2008.
‘“A Far Flung Race”: Documentary Humanism, Diasporic Identity and Cold War Politics in Dorothea Lange’s Irish Country People’, Locating Photography, Durham Centre for Advanced Photography Studies, Durham University, Sept. 20th – 22nd 2007.
“The City in Ruins: Photography, Urban Revolution and the Visual Economy of the Easter Rising” Photography & the City, Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin, June 29th – July 1st 2006
“‘A Sympathetic Look”: Humanism, Diaspora and Identity in Dorothea Lange’s Image of Irish LIFE’, Affecting Irishness, Trinity College Dublin, Jan. 13th – 15th 2006
“The Politics of Portraiture: Photography Theory, Military Portraits and Irish Identity”, New Voices: Ireland in Theory, University of Limerick, Mary Immaculate College, Jan. 28th – 30th 2005
“The City in Ruins: Photography, Modernity and the Visualization of the 1916 Easter Rebellion” The Politics of Cultural Memory, Manchester Metropolitan University, Nov. 4th – 6th 2004.
“Looking at History Photographically” Notice to Quit exhibition Symposia, National Museum of Ireland, Museum of Country Life, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, 14th Oct. 2004.
“Time and Duration in the Photographic Image: Muybridge, Marey and their Influence on Francis Bacon” paper delivered at Francis Bacon Symposia, Municipal Museum of Modern Art, Dublin Feb. 12th 2002.
“Grievous Memory: Notes on David Farrell’s Innocent Landscapes” The Photographers Gallery Wednesday Oct. 17th as part of David Farrell’s Exhibition Innocent Landscapes Oct. 11th – Nov. 18th 2001.
“Picturing Revolution: Photography and the Commodification of History” The Arcades Project Symposia, The Project Arts Centre, Dublin January 20th 2001.
“Dominant Style/Variant Practices: Photography and Contemporary Art in Ireland” Media Probe 2000 at Triskel Arts Centre Cork Feb 8th 2000.
Conference/Symposia Involvements
‘Imaging Human Rights’, Photography and International Conflict, Irish Aid, Dublin, May 28th 2008. With Professor Liam Kennedy, Clinton Institute of American Studies, UCD as part of IRCHSS funded project Photography and International Conflict: Histories, Theories, Practices.
Symposia Organiser ‘Popular Visual Culture in Ireland, 1853-1933’, Centre for Public Culture Studies, Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Feb. 1st 2008.
Conference Organiser “Global Photographies: Histories ¦ Theories ¦ Practices”, School of Creative Arts, Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire June 27th – 29th 2007.
Conference Organiser “Into the Light: Photography in 19th Century Ireland”, School of Creative Arts, Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire Nov. 2nd 2005.
Book Reviews
“Photographs Objects Histories” book review of Elizabeth Edwards & Janice Hart ed. Photographs, Objects, Histories, Source 40 autumn (2004): 60-63.
“Photography and Surrealism” Book Review of David Bate Photography and Surrealism: Sexuality, Colonialism and Social Dissent” Source 39 summer (2004): 68-69.
“Photography: A Crisis of History” Book Review of Joan Fontcuberta (ed.) Photography: A Crisis of History Source 38 spring (2004): 65-66.
“Other Histories” Book Review of Christopher Pinney & Nicholas Peterson (ed.) Photography’s Other Histories Source 37 Winter (2003): 68-69.
“Picturing Place” Book Review of Joan M. Schwartz & James R. Ryan (ed.) Picturing Place: Photography and the Geographical Imagination Source 36 autumn (2003): 63-64.
“Three Histories” Book Review of Sean Sexton & Christine Kinealy The Irish: A Photo History, 1840-1940, Edward Chandler Photography in Ireland: The Nineteenth Century and W.A. Maguire A Century in Focus: Photography and Photographers in the North of Ireland, 1839-1939 Source 34 spring (2003): 63-65.
“Photography: A Cultural History” Book review of Mary Warner Marien Photography: A Cultural History, Source 33 winter (2002): 67-68.
“City Gorged with Dreams” Book review of Ian Walker (2002) City Gorged with Dreams: Surrealism and Documentary Photography in interwar Paris, Source 32 autumn (2002): 63-64.
“Phaidon 55” Book Review of Phaidon’s 55 Series, Source 28 autumn (2001): 56-57.
“Each Wild Idea: Photography, History, Writing” Book review of Geoffrey Batchen (2001) Each Wild Idea: Photography History Writing, Source 27 summer (2001): 48.
Exhibition Reviews
“Testimony and the Image” Exhibition review of Alison Locke & Chris Anderson What Remains, Source 55 summer (2008): 64-65.
“So What?” Exhibition review of McDermott & McGough An Experience of Amusing Chemistry, Source 54 spring (2008): 60-61.
“Immersive and Interactive” Exhibition review of Potlatch Foundation Another day in My Kingdom, Source 51 summer (2007): 74.
“Staged Romanticism” Exhibition review of Edwards S. Curtis Sacred Legacy, Source 50 spring (2007): 50-51.
“The Object of Memory” Exhibition review of Liza Nguyen Souvenir’s of Vietnam, Source 47 summer (2006): 52-53.
“A Place in the Wider World” exhibition review of Nazar: Photographs from the Arab World, Source 46 spring (2006): 54-55.
“Controlling the Landscape” Exhibition Review of Robert & Shana Parke Harrison: The Architects Brother, Source 44 autumn (2005): 56-57.
“i-witness” Exhibition Review of Tom Stoddart: i-Witness, Source 42 spring (2005): 56-57.
“Traffic Island” Exhibition Review of Alex Boesten: Traffic Island, Source 36 Autumn (2003): 54.
“By the Way” Exhibition Review of Dara McGrath: By the Way, Circa 105 autumn (2003): 109.
“Insideout” Exhibition Review of Richard Torchia & John Tuomey: Architectural Optics, Source 32 Autumn (2002): 56-57.
“Material Memories” Exhibition review of Marcelo Brodsky: Buena Memoria, Source 31 summer (2002): 48-49.
“Cows Heads and Wrestlers” Exhibition review of Diana Michner: Mid Career Retrospective, Source 28 autumn (2001): 54-55.
“Keepers of the Light” Review of For the safety of All: Photographs from the Commissioners of Irish Lighthouses Collection at the National Photographic Archive Source 27 summer (2001): 42-43.
“Dead House UR” Exhibition review of Gregor Schneider’s Dead House UR at The Douglas Hyde” Source 25 (2000): 44-45.
“Influence of Context” Review of First Look at RHA Gallagher Gallery Source 19 (1999): no page numbers
“Sea of Images” Review of Michael Boran The Palace of Bubbles at the Gallery of Photography Source 18 (1999): no page numbers.
“Indexing Meaning” Review of opening of the National Photographic Archive and Publication of Sarah Rouse (1998) Into the Light: An Illustrated Guide to the Photographic Collections in the National Library of Ireland, Dublin: NLI Source 17 (1999): no page numbers.
“24 Hours in a Phonebox” Review of Michael Durand at the Gallery of Photography’ Circa 84 (1998): 55.
Encyclopedia Entries
‘Paul Graham’ in book and CD ROM publication Warren, Lynn (ed.) (2005) Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Photography, London: Routledge.
‘Chris Killip’ in book and CD ROM publication Warren, Lynn (ed.) (2005) Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Photography, London: Routledge.
‘Photography in Ireland’ survey in book and CD ROM publication Hannavy, John (ed.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Photography, London: Routledge.
