Because of Conflict: Photographs by Peter Turnley, on view in the Harnett Print Study Center, January 15 through April 24, 2020. Award-winning photographer and photojournalist Peter Turnley (American, born 1955), is known for his images of conflict, struggle, humanity, and inhumanity witnessed around the world. He has captured pivotal moments in history such as the 1989 overthrow of the brutal, communist leader Nicolae Ceauşescu of Romania and moments of reflection, such as an American soldier on duty in Saudi Arabia, writing home for the holidays during the Gulf War in 1990. Turnley also focuses on itinerant populations, such as refugees from Middle Eastern conflicts and migrants at the U.S./Mexico border in Laredo, Texas.

This exhibition of twelve photographs is accompanied by texts written by the following University of Richmond faculty and students, in response to the imagery and based on their own scholarship and experiences:

• Timothy Barney, Associate Professor, Rhetoric and Communication Studies
• Sonja Bertucci, Visiting Assistant Professor of Film Studies
• Miguel Diaz-Barriga, Professor of Anthropology, Sociology, and Anthropology
• Margaret Dorsey, Associate Professor of Anthropology
• Robert Hodierne, Associate Professor and Chair of Journalism
• Lina Tori Jan, ’20, leadership and political science double major, Bonner Scholar, and 2019 Newman Civic Fellow
• Kasongo Kapanga, Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Department of Languages, Literature, and Cultures
• Nadia Neman, ’20 (January), history, English, and French triple major 
• Lidia Radi, Associate Professor of French and Italian, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Martin Sulzer-Reichel, Director of the Arabic Language Program, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Yucel Yanikdag, Associate Professor, Department of History