This new title in the les essais collection brings together six texts around the cultural, intellectual, and social importance of photography studies. In order to accomplish this, the authors included here are scholars whose field of study is not necessarily photography, but for whom dealing with various issues in photography is unavoidable. There is a disconcerting contribution by the psychoanalyst Dr. David Dorenbaum, for example, and a no less original article by Yves Jubinville, a theatre specialist. Scholars for whom photography and its interaction with other disciplines is their primary work, such as Anne Bénichou, Marta Braun, and Denys Riout, also contribute to this book. A preface by Vincent Lavoie, who co-edited the book with France Choinière, allows the reader to fully grasp the issues raised. In addition, a selection of work by Dave Heath has been slipped into the publication, like a supplementary editorial ― and visual – commentary.