Art and Performance

Photography at the Dock Essays on Photographic History, Institutions, and Practices Abigail Solomon-Godeau 1994 Fall

Classic book integrating cultural criticism, feminism, art theory, and the history of photography now available in paperback.

Museum Culture Histories, Discourses, Spectacles Daniel J. Sherman and Irit Rogoff, Editors 1994 Spring

Written from a broad range of perspectives in history, art history and criticism, critical theory, and sociology, the essays in this volume go beyond previous institutional analyses to consider museums as the intricate amalgam of architecture, history, practices and strategies of display, pedagogical and other programs, functioning under the aegis of various governing ideologies. Contributors: Ariella Azoulay, Frederick N. Bohrer, Chantal Georgel, Walter Grasskamp, Boris Groys, Anne Higonnet, Detlef Hoffman, Seth Koven, Dominique Poulot, Irit Rogoff, Daniel J. Sherman, Brian Wallis, and Vera L. Zolberg.

The Burden of Representation Essays on Photographies and Histories John Tagg 1993 Fall

Tagg examines the history of the use of photographs as documentary images, in courtrooms, hospitals, and police work, on passports, permits, and licenses. Rejecting the idea of photography as a record of reality, Tagg traces a previously unexamined history that includes the meaning, status, and effects of photographs.

Communists, Cowboys, and Queers The Politics of Masculinity in the Work of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams David Savran 1992 Fall

Grounds of Dispute Art History, Cultural Politics and the Discursive Field John Tagg 1992 Spring

“This is an important book by a scholar of international stature. Tagg at once ‘practices’ art history, via his several essays on photography, while at the same time he critiques the disciplinary apparatus by which this can be done. Consistently brilliant, attractive, and compelling.” --Richard Leppert

The Future of an Illusion Film, Feminism, and Psychoanalysis Constance Penley 1989 Spring

Analyzes the primary movements that have shaped the field of feminist film theory. Essential to anyone studying the sexual politics of representation.