Cristina Casero on Photography as Writing: Art, Society, and Feminism in 1960s-70s Italy
Cristina Casero, an associate professor at the University of Parma, recently engaged in an interview with Davide Dal Sasso, published in Artribune in July 2026. Casero, who directed CSAC from 2022 to 2025 and led the Communication and Media degree program from 2017 to 2023, explores the concept of photography as both a tangible object and a form of writing. Her research encompasses Italian post-WWII figurative culture and the intersection of art, photography, and feminism in the 1960s and 70s. Her book, "Uno sguardo che riflette," published by Meltemi, further delves into these themes.
Key facts
- Cristina Casero is associate professor at University of Parma, teaching history of photography and contemporary art.
- She directed CSAC from 2022 to 2025 and was president of the degree course in Communication and media from 2017 to 2023.
- Her book 'Uno sguardo che riflette' is published by Meltemi.
- The interview was conducted by Davide Dal Sasso.
- Casero discusses photography as a material object and 'writing'.
- She references W.J.T. Mitchell, Giulio Paolini, Ugo Mulas, Adriano Altamira, Daniela Palazzoli, Filiberto Menna, Franco Vaccari, Roland Barthes, and Fox Talbot.
- Her research covers Italian post-WWII figurative culture, 1930s Abstraction, 19th-century sculpture, and art-photography-feminism in the 1960s-70s.
- Curated volumes include works on Silvio Wolf, photography exhibitions in Italy in the 1970s, and feminism and photography.
- Authored books include 'Gesti di rivolta' and 'La scultura sociale'.
- The interview is published on Artribune in July 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Cristina Casero
- Davide Dal Sasso
- Giulio Paolini
- Ugo Mulas
- Adriano Altamira
- Franco Vaccari
- Mario Radice
- Silvio Wolf
- W.J.T. Mitchell
- Roland Barthes
- Fox Talbot
- Daniela Palazzoli
- Filiberto Menna
- Elena Di Raddo
- Alessandra Acocella
- Elisabetta Longari
- Michele Guerra
Institutions
- University of Parma
- CSAC (Centro studi e archivio della comunicazione)
- CAPAS (Centro per le attività e le professioni delle arti e dello spettacolo)
- Electa
- Postmedia books
- Meltemi
- Enciclopedia delle donne
- Scripta
- Silvana editoriale
- Diabasis
- Artribune
Locations
- Parma
- Italy
- Milan