Moderator:  Kristin Dickinson, Associate Professor of German Studies, University of Michigan Sponsors:  Institute of European Studies, Department of German, German Historical Institute Washington | Pacific Office Berkeley Peyman Azhari is an Iranian-German visual artist specializing in photojournalism. While often place-based, his work explores questions of home and belonging in the aftermath of migration, revealing the interlaced nature of the local and transnational. His book length projects include Heimat 132 (2015)—which offers a glimpse into the radical diversity of northern Dortmund through both photographs and interviews—and 1440 Minutes New York City (2011). With a specialization in reportage photography, Azhari’s additional projects have focused on everyday people in transit on…

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