Indexation, like the list of illustrations, is a method that directs readers to artists, artworks and other related terms in the book; it makes them searchable, accessible and consequently more available for further study and discussion. When entries in the index indicate where terms are used in relation to other terms, the index provides theContinue reading “Indexation of Artists and Artworks”
Author Archives: Noa Yaari
Artistic Technique in Image Captions
Identification of the artistic technique in captions reveals the main materials from which the artist has created their work, and, to a certain extent, the operations involved in it. Different materials and measurements of artworks require varied modes of working, therefore, pointing them out can raise questions about the use of specific tools, collaboration withContinue reading “Artistic Technique in Image Captions”
I think that…
Noa Yaari, I think that I’m a Cerebral Subject! 2016
Infantile History – Exhibition in the Department of History at York University
Dear all, Have you ever been described as “infantile”? Have you ever classified someone or something as such? As part of exploring what history is, whether it has a goal, age and direction, and what the means to answer these questions are, you are invited to submit artworks to be displayed in the Department ofContinue reading “Infantile History – Exhibition in the Department of History at York University”
Back to School
This year I’m teaching two tutorial groups in a first year introductory course: ‘War, Revolution & Society in the 20th Century.’ Our main secondary source is the book Twentieth Century and Beyond: A Brief Global History (2008). In the third chapter, ‘The Great Powers of Europe,’ on p. 39, there is a photograph of theContinue reading “Back to School”
Dates and Places in the List of Illustrations
When the list of illustrations informs about the times in which the artworks were produced, and their location at the time of conducting the research or publishing the book, the readers can gain a perspective on the sources’ temporal and geographical scope, right from the beginning. In the case of Colin Morris’ The Discovery ofContinue reading “Dates and Places in the List of Illustrations”
Interdisciplinary Method and Human Behavior
Interdisciplinary method in research on human behavior is the other side of working with a diverse group of participants in a social experiment; both halt reductionism in our perception of “human being.” If the perception of the examined phenomenon and its agents is not restricted by the examiner by narrowing down the tools of inquiry,Continue reading “Interdisciplinary Method and Human Behavior”
Everything!
Noa Yaari, Everything! 2005. Letterset on a mirror. Tel Aviv. Photographer: Kfir Harbi.
Visual Quoting
When historians work with images, they might benefit from thinking like artists when they embed visual evidence in their research and publications. Quoting a visual text is like quoting a verbal one; it comes from the realization that there are places where the original text would benefit from using someone else’s work. The advantage ofContinue reading “Visual Quoting”
From Iconic to Symbolic Signs
Last Tuesday (May 10) I took a late morning walk in the beautiful campus of University of Notre Dame, Indiana. It was a quiet rainy day, and I had some free time before lunch. In the Vatican emblem there are two keys. The golden one symbolizes the power Christ gave to Saint Peter and hisContinue reading “From Iconic to Symbolic Signs”
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