JEFF O’BRIEN is an art historian and curator in the department of History of Art & Architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research examines contemporary lens-based practices in the Middle East (specifically, the recuperation, repair, and reclamation of images from archival sources), and the wide-ranging forums in which these images are displayed and deployed (from exhibitions to human rights venues such as the UN). In addition to publishing widely, he is on the editorial board of the journal Afterimage, and has presented his work and given lectures in Jordan, Palestine, the United States and Canada.
