Join the Curtin Gender Research Network (GRN) and John Curtin Gallery for a Lunchtime Talk, with Professor Panizza Allmark, in conversation with academic, photographer, artist and writer Marziya Mohammedali.
Panizza and Marziya will discuss the impact of photography as a form of resistance, looking at the works of James Tylor and Nan Goldin, as well as Marziya’s own practice of documenting protest movements in Boorloo (Perth). They reflect on how bringing attention to absences can reveal the hidden or overlooked stories of protest and liberation.
Panizza Allmark is a Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Western Australia. She is an award-winning academic whose work spans across media, cultural studies, and photography. Panizza’s interdisciplinary approach bridges creative practice and cultural research. For over thirty years, Panizza has worked internationally as a documentary photographer. Her PhD was the first in Australia to explore feminist photographic practices as a street photographer, developing the concept of photographie feminine; a self-reflexive, ethical approach to photography, and urban critique. Her photography has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across London, New York, Montreal, Frankfurt, Shanghai, Italy and Australia. Panizza has published extensively on gender, photography, representation, and visual storytelling. She has been the recipient of an ARC grant, working on a photovoice project to empower others; as well as given several international keynotes on photography and visual culture. Panizza serves as the Chief Editor of Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies.
Marziya Mohammedali is an academic, photographer, artist and writer, focusing on narratives of dissent, identity, migration and transition. They currently teach across human rights and media studies, and have recently completed a PhD looking at identity, protest, and photography. They are also the deputy editor of Jalada Africa, a pan-African creative collective.
Event Details
Thursday 28 August 2025
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Free event, open to the public
Light refreshments provided
The JCG Lunchtime Talks is a mid-week series that invites speakers from diverse disciplines to share their research, practices, and perspectives in response to the gallery’s exhibition programming. These informal sessions offer a welcoming, collegial space to explore ideas, spark dialogue, and engage with the themes and questions shaping contemporary visual culture and artistic practice.
Image: Justice for JC: 28 October 2021. © Kikei Dot Net Photography.
