About the Author

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Sarah Bassnett is a Professor of Art History at Western University, where she specializes in the history of photography and photo-based contemporary art. Her award-winning book, Picturing Toronto: Photography and the Making of a Modern City (2016), examines photography's role in the liberal reform of the early twentieth century.Sarah Parsons is an Associate Professor in Art History and Visual Culture at York University, where she specializes in the history of photography and modern and Canadian art. She is the author of numerous publications on Canadian photography, including William Notman: Life & Work (Art Canada Institute, 2014). Her forthcoming publication, "Feeling Exposed: Photography, Privacy, and Visibility in Nineteenth-Century North America" will be released in 2024.