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Portraits against amnesia: archival recuperation in the work of Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie

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posted on 2023-06-09, 00:09 authored by Emma Doubt
This article considers the work of contemporary photographer Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (Taskigi/Diné). Part of the first generation of artists to popularize the field of contemporary Native American photography, her work engages with issues of identity construction, cultural memory, and representation in Indigenous communities. The article considers Tsinhnahjinnie's foundational concept of photographic sovereignty as explored through her interactions with nineteenth- and early twentieth-century photographic portraiture, both in her position as a viewer and as a cultural producer. Her reclamation of archival photographs in the photo-series Portraits Against Amnesia (2003); Double Vision (2010); and Damn! There Goes the Neighborhood (1998) facilitates an interpretive process that moves away from colonial narratives of representation. The article explores the ways in which the historical archive is paramount to these series, and functions as a catalyst for processes of recuperation and visual sovereignty.

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Arts and Humanities Research Council

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  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

World Art

ISSN

2150-0894

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

6

Page range

19-44

Department affiliated with

  • Art History Publications

Full text available

  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-01-27

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-01-27

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