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Category Archives: My Art
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplations, My Art
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation, My Art
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplations, My Art
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation, My Art
Place in Image Captions III
But… ethically, if we think about the caption more as part of the book than as an element that accompanies the artwork, the historian has a say. For example, the caption of Fig. 181 in Burckhardt’s Civilization raises interesting questions … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplations, Dissertation, My Art
Place in Image Captions II
In my last post, I suggested to indicate in captions “any location that contributes to the meaning of the work” when the artwork has no body. Upon reflection I realize that it’s problematic and, unfortunately, I have to disagree. Artworks … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplations, Dissertation, My Art
Place in Image Captions I
Informing readers about the location of the artwork in the caption emphasizes the artworks’ physicality; its existence beyond the printed image somewhere in the world. From the readers’ point of view, identifying a name of a place in proximity to … Continue reading
Posted in Dissertation, My Art
