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New Blog on Humanitarian Photography
This is a blog summary of an essay that Emma Hutchison and I wrote and that has now come out after Emma’s passing: a chapter on Humanitarian Photography for Tom Allbeson, Pippa Oldfield and Jolyon Mitchell (eds), Picturing Peace: Photography, Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding (Bloomsbury 2024).

Available to Watch: Juliet Fall on Comics as Research Method
Prof Juliet Fall, University of Geneva, discusses her new book Along the Line: Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography (EPFL Press / University of Chicago Press, 2025) with Cormac Opdebeeck-Wilson and Roland Bleiker.

Upcoming Event: Juliet Fall on Comics as Research Methods
Prof Juliet Fall from the University of Geneva will discuss her new book Along the Line: Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography (EPFL Press / University of Chicago Press, 2025).

Available to Watch: Lilie Chouliaraki on The Symbolic Politics of Victimhood
Prof Lilie Chouliaraki discusses her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood (Columbia University Press, 2024) with Cormac Opdebeeck-Wilson and Roland Bleiker.

Upcoming Event: Lilie Chouliaraki on The Symbolic Politics of Victimhood
Prof Lilie Chouliaraki will join us online to discuss her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood (Columbia University Press, 2024)
Finger by Finger: Emma Hutchison’s Last ‘Dialysis Days’ Blog Entry
This is Emma Hutchison’s last - posthumously published - entry into her blog “Dialysis Days".' The blog started a decade ago and chronicles her life with end-stage renal failure.

Available to Watch: Emily Faux on Representing Nuclear War
Emily Faux talks to Roland bleiker about her ongoing Ph.D. research on the role of popular imaginaries as a source of knowledge about nuclear weapons and war. The discussion focuses in particular on Emily's methods, which revolve around visual collage and other creative ways to investigate the politics of visuality and narratives.

Upcoming Event: Emily Faux on Representing Nuclear War
Join us for our next Visual Politics event with Emily Faux (Newcastle University, UK) on Representing Nuclear War.

Alternative Humanitarian Visuals: ICRC-ANU Exhibition Opening Honouring Emma Hutchison
ICRC-ANU Exhibition of Alternative Humanitarian Visuals opening on 26 March in honour of Emma Hutchison. It features Bina D'Costa (ANU), Michelle Godwin (ANU), David Tuck (ICRC), Samuel Bariasi (ICRC), Gabriella Sanchez (Georgetown University), Dr Amporn Marddent (Thammasat University), Jeremy Shusterman (UNICEF) and Roland Bleiker (UQ).

Available to Watch: Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox on Painting the Politics of Drones
Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox is interviewed by Roland Bleiker about her ongoing research and visual art practice that deals with links between technology, security and political practices. The interview is part of a series of events organised by the Visual Politics Program at the University of Queensland.