In recent years digital technology has made available an inconceivably vast archive of old media. Images of the past accessed with the touch of a finger are now intertwined with those of the present, raising questions about how visual culture affects our relationship with history and memory. This collection of new essays contributes to a growing debate about how the past and its media are appropriated in the modern world. Focusing on a range of visual cultures, the essays explore the intersection of film, television, online and print media and visual art platforms whose boundaries are...