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Shantytown Vistas And Immigrant Voices: Bernardo Verbitsky, Kenneth Kemble And The Art Of Overcoming Peronism, Stephen Buttes
Shantytown Vistas And Immigrant Voices: Bernardo Verbitsky, Kenneth Kemble And The Art Of Overcoming Peronism, Stephen Buttes
Stephen M Buttes
Este ensayo propone leer Villa Miseria también es América (1957) de Bernardo Verbitsky como una propuesta para superar el binario político-afectivo de la revolución anti-peronista de la década del 1950. En primer lugar, se argumenta que el personaje José Rodríguez, estudiante de izquierda torturado por el régimen peronista, puede entenderse como un retrato del artista comprometido. Luego, se establecen conexiones entre los intereses estéticos de este personaje y los del movimiento de vanguardia informalista, haciendo hincapié en la serie de collages Paisajes suburbanos (1958–61) de Kenneth Kemble. Al comparar los materiales que componen los paisajes villeros que produce Kemble y …
Symbolism, Its Origins And Its Consequences, Erika Schneider
Symbolism, Its Origins And Its Consequences, Erika Schneider
Erika Schneider
The notion of the symbol is at the root of the Symbolist movement, but this symbol is different from the way it was used and understood in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. In the Symbolist movement, a symbol is not an allegory. The Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck defined its essence in an article that appeared on April 24, 1887, in L'Art moderne. He wrote that the notion of a symbol in the Symbolist movement is the opposite of the notion of the symbol in classical usage: instead of going from the abstract to the concrete (Venus, incarnated in the statue, …
The Iconic Obama, 2007-2009: Essays On Media Representations Of The Candidate And New President, Erika Schneider
The Iconic Obama, 2007-2009: Essays On Media Representations Of The Candidate And New President, Erika Schneider
Erika Schneider
How is Barack Obama represented in popular culture? More than the United States' 44th president, he is also a lens through which we can examine politics, art, comics, and music in various contexts. The essays in this collection focus on the buildup to the 2008 election as well as Obama's first year as president, a brief historical moment in which "Obama" was synonymous with possibility. The contributors represent a variety of scholarly fields such as film, journalism, mass communication, popular culture and African American studies, each adding a unique perspective on Obama's relationship to American culture.
Symbolist Objectives: Materiality And Subjectivity At The Fin De Siecle, Erika Schneider
Symbolist Objectives: Materiality And Subjectivity At The Fin De Siecle, Erika Schneider
Erika Schneider
No abstract provided.
Shared Landscapes, Cloth And Meaning In The Mindanao Highlands, Cherubim Quizon
Shared Landscapes, Cloth And Meaning In The Mindanao Highlands, Cherubim Quizon
Cherubim A Quizon
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Blood-Stained Linen And Shattered Skull: Ford's Theatre As A Reliquary To Abraham Lincoln, Erika Schneider
Blood-Stained Linen And Shattered Skull: Ford's Theatre As A Reliquary To Abraham Lincoln, Erika Schneider
Erika Schneider
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Melville And The Trope Of The Starving American Artist In Rome, Erika Schneider
Melville And The Trope Of The Starving American Artist In Rome, Erika Schneider
Erika Schneider
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Portugal, Jesuits, And Japan: Spiritual Beliefs And Earthly Goods, Victoria Weston
Portugal, Jesuits, And Japan: Spiritual Beliefs And Earthly Goods, Victoria Weston
Victoria Weston
This exhibition catalogue brings together an international group of scholars addressing various topics related to Nanban trade screens and the objects and ideas represented in them. The catalogue accompanied the exhibition of the same title at the McMullen Museum, Boston College. Weston authored the Introduction and an essay on trade screens in the show.