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A perennially unfinished project: an essay (or a lecture, or a book) giving reason why art historians should practice what they study.
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An essay on the current state of the theory of the gaze, and a critical assessment of its recent development.
An essay about the reasons ceramics is marginal in art history, and how it can be central in some philosophy.
A lecture on the limits of historians' acknowledgment of their own involvement and motives in their work.
Instructions and tips on inviting people to speak at your university..
A perpetually unfinished project on different criteria of success and failure.
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A perennially unfinished project: an essay (or a lecture, or a book) giving reason why art historians should practice what they study.
An essay on the current state of the theory of the gaze, and a critical assessment of its recent development.
An essay about the reasons ceramics is marginal in art history, and how it can be central in some philosophy.
A lecture on the limits of historians' acknowledgment of their own involvement and motives in their work.
Instructions and tips on inviting people to speak at your university..
A perpetually unfinished project on different criteria of success and failure.
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