Oikography by Ali Shobeiri, Helen Westgeest - 9789087284695

OikographyHomemaking Through Photography\nAuthor(s): Ali Shobeiri, Helen Westgeest\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Leiden University Press, Netherlands\nImprint: Leiden University Press\nISBN-13: 9789087284695, 978-9087284695\nSynopsis\nWhether one is in front of the camera or behind it, inside their home or outside their house, photographs have proven indispensable in probing into the idea of home. In a time when displacement, migration, and homelessness have become commonplace due to geopolitical conflicts and oppressive ideologies, the role of photography in exploring the process of homemaking has become an irrefutable fact of sociopolitical debates. With that in mind, how can a representational medium deal with home as something that is not necessarily limited to the photographic frame? In other words, can photography embody the emotional and interpersonal aspects of home as well as participate in the social, political, and cultural debates on homemaking?\n\n Echoing the word photo?