For this special thirtieth-anniversary issue of Social Text, photographer Jorge Alberto Perez took the first issue (ST 1, 1979) to Peru and created a series of images reflecting on the themes and ongoing impact of the collectively edited journal. His artwork appears on the front and back of the print journal, and also as an accompaniment to the introduction by co-editors Anna McCarthy and Brent Edwards on this website.
Social Text 1 was designed by John Brenkman, one of the journal's founding editors. Brenkman and other members of the collective handled all design, lay-out, and production of the journal before it moved to Duke University Press in 1992.
Cuban-born Perez is based in New York City. Recent assignments include projects in Africa and Latin America. He is currently at work on a photo essay that explores daily life in the occupied West Bank. To see more of his work, visit www.jorgealbertoperez.com.
