“Live Transmission”: Intimate Ancestors in Santu Mofokeng's Black Photo Album/Look at Me: 1890–1950

Alexandra Dodd is an independent writer, editor, and researcher. Energized by the interface between visual and literary culture, she has worked on a range of public realm projects, from newspaper and magazine reportage to mixed-media installations and monograph essays. She holds an MA (Creative Writing) from Concordia University and recently graduated with a PhD in Literature at the University of Cape Town, where she is a research fellow in Archive & Public Culture. She has contributed to several books, including David Goldblatt: Photographs (Contrasto, 2006), Sam Nhlengethwa (Goodman Gallery Editions, 2006), The Fire Walker (Fourthwall, 2011) and Hotel Yeoville (Fourthwall, 2013), as well as to catalogues on the work of Frances Goodman, Ruan Hoffmann, Gabrielle Goliath, Joanne Bloch, Kate Gottgens, and others. thisalexandradodd@gmail.com