Posted: September 14th, 2017

Art history

Art history
1
Consider Holland’s discussion of the family photo album. How does the family album shape ideas and images of modern family life? How does this compare to visual representations displayed on social networking websites?
2
For Foucault, practices of surveillance and discipline are not confined to the management of prisoners or others who are institutionalized, but instead they affect us all. Explain.

3
Baudelaire’s “Eyes of the Poor” drew attention to distinctively modern experiences. Discuss.

4
How has trauma become an essential factor in the work of international humanitarian organizations? What is Fassin’s evidence for this claim? And why, according to Fassin, might this be a matter for concern?

5
Discuss Bourdieu’s claim that through assertions of taste we claim distinction. Illustrate your answer with an example.

6
What is meant by the term “flâneur”? And what is the significance of this figure to modern subjectivity?
7
Elkins argues that there is no such thing as “just looking.” Do you agree with him? Use an example of your own of a particular act of looking to explain why you agree with Elkins’ claim or why you disagree with it.
8
The indexical character of photographs imbues photographic images with special qualities. Explain using an example to illustrate your answer.

9
Sally Mann’s photographs of her children have been admired by some and strongly criticized by others. Why might some people think that the photos are OK so long as they’re shown in an art museum as art works? Explain your answer.

10
In discussion sections you have discussed the notion of “the gaze.” Laura Mulvey, as Sturken and Cartwright explain, argued that “Hollywood cinema offered images geared toward male viewing pleasure” (Sturken and Cartwright 2009: 124). What does Mulvey mean by this? Explain her claim and describe at least one way in which her assertion has been critiqued or modified.
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