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Brutal Encounters: Primitivity, Politics, And The Postmodern Revolution, Archer Thomas Jan 2021

Brutal Encounters: Primitivity, Politics, And The Postmodern Revolution, Archer Thomas

Honors Projects

The switch from late modernism to postmodernism in Western aesthetic theory and criticism took place in the mid-to-late 20th century, radically changing the face of cultural criticism. Much has been written on how postmodernism broke from modernism, but what factors paved its way in the decades following the Second World War? This paper argues that postmodernism represents both a reaction to and a necessary evolution of late modernism, specifically as it manifests in architecture, politics, and the politics of architecture. It focuses on the crisis of confidence among Western left-wing circles following the upheaval of the Second World War and …


A New Beginning, Bowdoin College. Museum Of Art Jan 2007

A New Beginning, Bowdoin College. Museum Of Art

Museum of Art Miscellaneous Publications

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The Architecture Of Bowdoin College, Patricia Mcgraw Anderson Jan 1988

The Architecture Of Bowdoin College, Patricia Mcgraw Anderson

Bowdoin Histories

The Architecture of Bowdoin College (1988), by Patricia McGraw Anderson, is the best single resource for the architectural history of Bowdoin’s campus buildings, gates, and memorials.


Art Of American Furniture: A Portfolio Of Furniture In The Collections Of The Bowdoin College Museum Of Art, Bowdoin College. Museum Of Art, William Pooley Jan 1974

Art Of American Furniture: A Portfolio Of Furniture In The Collections Of The Bowdoin College Museum Of Art, Bowdoin College. Museum Of Art, William Pooley

Museum of Art Exhibition Catalogues

Catalog of an exhibition April 7-May 12, 1974.