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Shamoon Zamir
New York University Abu Dhabi
Occupation
Professor
Contact
New York University Abu Dhabi
PO Box 129188 Saadiyat Island
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Em
ABOUT
I am the founder and Director of Akkasah, the Center for Photography at New York University Abu Dhabi. The Center houses a growing archive of vernacular and documentary photographs from around the Middle East, North Africa and Iran.
Discipline
Art/Art History
Sub Areas
Middle East/Near East Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Arab States
Egypt
Gulf
UAE
Turkey
Iran
Specialties
'Vernacular' And Documentary Photography; Archives
Languages
English (native)
Education
PhD | 1993 | English | University of London
Abstracts
Akkasah is an archive of Middle Eastern and North African photography at New York University