André Rouillé


André Rouillé – historian and theorist of photography, professor at University Paris 8, author of a significant number of books on photography and contemporary art, founder and editor-in-chief of , the first French website devoted to contemporary culture.

Biography

In 1980 André Rouillé got a doctoral degree in historical sciences in University of Franche-Comté. His research changed a picture of genesis of photography. Later he wrote two books based on his thesis: L'Empire de la photographie, 1839-1870 and La Photographie en France, 1816-1871. Textes et controverses.
In 1986 - 1997 Rouillé was editor-in-chief in famous La recherche photographique.
In 2002 he created , website devoted to contemporary culture including art, photography, design, dance and literature.
André Rouillé is a professor at Université Paris 8, he is a head of photography department and in charge of MA program "Photography and Contemporary Art' and PhD program "Plastic arts: Photography".