What does it mean to document, in real time, particular moments in the life of a city? What can we learn today from the ways artists, activists, and young people framed their concerns, their hopes, and their everyday lives during a period of profound change? Pedagogies of Presence highlights the visual documentary interventions of Sol Worth and Harvey Finkle in Philadelphia during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, a time when the upheaval of the Vietnam War, the displacement of urban communities, and the intensifying struggles for housing and welfare rights reshaped the city’s social landscape. This conference will introduce participants to the archives developed from Worth and Finkle’s projects while examining the broader landscape of participatory visual media in Philadelphia.