Gil PasternakGil Pasternak is Associate Professor - Research / Reader in Social and Political Photographic Cultures in the Photographic History Research Centre (PHRC) at De Montfort University United Kingdom. He investigates intersections of photography wih political realities and cultural heritage practices, especially in Israeli society, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, twentieth-century Poland, and the histories of Polish Jewry from the interwar to the post-communist era. His previous and forthcoming substantial publications include The Handbook of Photography Studies, Visioning Israel-Palestine: Encounters at the Cultural Boundaries of Conflict, Visual Conflicts: On the Formation of Political Memory in Art History and Visual Cultures (co-edited), and a special issue of the journal Photography & Culture titled "Photography in Transitioning European Communist and Post-Communist Histories". Earlier in life, he worked as photojournalist, photography archivist, and fine art photographer, and in 2016 he worked as consultant for the BBC film Smile! The Nation's Family Album. As well as regularly advising on photographic cultures, history, and education to specialist journals and mainstream media outlets, he has extensive experience delivering knowledge and support to community-led cross-cultural photographic heritage initiatives. Read More Read Less