André Rouillé

André Rouillé ( fr.. André Rouillé, born in 1948 in France) – historian and theorist of photography, professor at University Paris 8, author of a significant number of books on photography and contemporary art, founder and editor-in-chief of www.paris-art.com, the first French website devoted to contemporary culture.

Biography

In 1980 André Rouillé (being a math professor by that time) got a doctoral degree in historical sciences in University of Franche-Comté. His research changed a picture of genesis of photography. Later he wrote two books based on his thesis: L'Empire de la photographie, 1839-1870[1] and La Photographie en France, 1816-1871. Textes et controverses.[2]

In 1986 - 1997 Rouillé was editor-in-chief in famous La recherche photographique ("Photography Review").

In 2002 he created Paris-Art, website devoted to contemporary culture including art, photography, design, dance and literature.

André Rouillé is a professor at Université Paris 8, he is a head of photography department and in charge of MA program "Photography and Contemporary Art' and PhD program "Plastic arts: Photography".

Bibliography
  • Rouillé A. (1982). L'Empire de la photographie : photographie et pouvoir bourgeois 1839-1870. Paris: Le Sycomore. p. 214.
  • Rouillé A. (1986). Le Corps et son image : photographies du dix-neuvième siècle. Paris: Contrejour. p. 142.
  • Rouillé A. (1986). Histoire de la photographie. Paris: Bordas. p. 286.
  • Rouillé A. (1989). La Photographie en France 1816-1871, textes et controverses : une anthologie. Paris: Macula. p. 512.
  • Rouillé A. (1992). Jean-Charles Langlois. La photographie, la peinture, la guerre. Correspondance inédite de Crimée. 1855-1856. Nîmes: Jacqueline Chambon. p. 312.
  • Rouillé A. (1999). Nadar: correspondance 1820-1851. Nîmes: Jacqueline Chambon. p. 396.
  • Rouillé A. (2005). La Photographie, entre document et art contemporain. Paris: Gallimard. p. 704.

Sources

References
  1. Rouillé, Andre. L'Empire de la photographie : photographie et pouvoir bourgeois 1839-1870. Paris: Le Sycomore, 1982. 214 p.
  2. Rouillé, André. "La Photographie en France 1816-1871, textes et controverses : une anthologie". Paris: Macula, 1989. 512 p.

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