Dear Readers,

It is my distinct pleasure to invite you to the book launch of ‘The Evolution of the Image’ I co-edited with Basia Sliwinska. The launch will be held at the London College of Fashion on Wednesday 13th of June at 6pm. All are welcome. Please register for your free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-evolution-of-the-image-political-action-and-the-digital-self-tickets-46221813689

The volume addresses the evolution of visual in digital communities, offering a multidisciplinary discussion of the ways in which images are circulated online, the meanings which are attached to them and the implications they have on notions of identity, memory, gender, cultural belonging and political action. Contributors focus on the political efficacy of the image in digital communities, as well as the representation of the digital self in order to offer a fresh perspective on the role of digital images in the creation and promotion of new forms of resistance, agency and identity within visual cultures.

The book launch will comprise of a talk by myself and Basia Sliwinska. We will then be joined by a number of panellists who contributed to the book. These will include the photography theorist Professor David Bate, the internationally renown artist Rasha Kahil, the academic expert on cyber bullying and revenge porn Dr. Anne Burns, and via Skype we will have the artist Leo Selvaggio joining us from the United States. The session will be chaired by Dr Serkan Delice from the University of the Arts London. It is promising to be an exciting evening.

I am looking forward to see some of you tomorrow (Wednesday).

Best wishes,

Marco