The brilliant @NicolaasPBarr has created a gorgeous translation of @TofikDibi's super powerful memoir. A major contribution to the study of Queer and Islamic politics and culture! Congrats you guys!
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Art encourages empathy and connection across cultural divides: by understanding each other’s history and context, we can grow closer.
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Find out how the Berlin Wall was much more than just a wall—it was both a Cold War icon and a canvas for political art. @smarthistory https://t.co/SvLE7uzBmm #arthistory#berlinwall
Check out an initial installment of @Smarthistory's new Decoding Art series! Featuring research generously provided by @MIAprintguy and narrated by me, the video unpacks the dense symbolism in Dürer's Melencolia I. #arthistory#albrechtdurer#iconography
My first Smarthistory essay! Learn all about why this ugly East German building became a rallying point for people after the Wall came down: https://t.co/8u36OwPvqD #palastderrepublik#berlin#humboldtforum#preservation
@bethrharris@rogueclassicist Glad you liked them! I used Screenflow to make a text box, then applied a video motion with the "spring" effect. I had to play with it a bit to get it right. The action starts with the scale at about 10% and moves up to 100% scale.
Art history needs more scholars and instructors who can effectively use technology to deploy images and narrative media in their work and teaching—and we need to collaborate on doing it! Final post in my @Smarthistory blog series https://t.co/k0qRgAxqwI #arthistory#dah
"if we want to truly decolonize the discourse of art history, then, we have an obligation to make space for indigenous scholars and scholars from the Global South to take the lead writing the history of art.” #POCarthistory#arthistory third Smarthistory blog post by @naraelle
"if we want to truly decolonize the discourse of art history, then, we have an obligation to make space for indigenous scholars and scholars from the Global South to take the lead writing the history of art.” #POCarthistory#arthistory third Smarthistory blog post by @naraelle
Reframing #arthistory in terms of the global requires both an interdisciplinary approach and a commitment to amplifying indigenous voices. Read more in my third blog post for @Smarthistory https://t.co/dQ8mnL888A
"little traction has been gained on the “global” in art history education. Rather than seeing this as an impossible hurdle... we should view it as an opportunity” part 2 in a series by @naraelle#dah#arthistory https://t.co/UkVPUIp8da
"My view of art history is not as a conservative discipline. My art history is relevant, critical, and a product of its current moment—just like art itself." New blog post by @naraelle https://t.co/WApqtnCT3B