Sari Zananiri
Scholarly author and researcher specializing in photography, visual culture, and Middle East studies; author of Photographing Biblical Modernity, which analyzes Frank Scholten's photographic archive in British Mandate Palestine.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 1h 15min
Sary Zananiri, "Photographing Biblical Modernity: Frank Scholten in British Mandate Palestine" (I.B. Tauris, 2026)
Sari Zananiri, scholar of visual culture and Middle East studies, discusses Frank Scholten’s vast Palestinian photo archive. She explores modernity, biblical visuality, and how Palestinians actively shaped tourist and pilgrimage imagery. The conversation highlights photography as a site of colonial, religious, and gendered encounters and the archive’s value for understanding Palestine’s layered modern history.
