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Catherine Clark is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in modern European history and visual culture. She holds a BA from Swarthmore College, an MA from Columbia University, and two MAs as well as a PhD from the University of Southern California. Clark has published extensively on the intersection of visual culture and historical narrative, particularly focusing on aspects of Paris's photographic history in her book 'Paris Cliché History' (Oxford University Press, 2018). Her research interests include the representation and production of historical knowledge through images, commercial street photography in France post-1945, and the cultural significance of sites like les Halles during pivotal moments in history. She is currently developing a project entitled 'Maoist Chinoiserie', which examines the visual and cultural exchanges between France and China since 1949. Additionally, Clark is a co-director of the Global France Seminar at MIT and teaches courses related to urban culture, the history of photography, and contemporary French culture.