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Art History: A critical introduction to its methods provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within art history. Offering a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism, the book provides a sense of art history's own history as a discipline from its emergence in the late-eighteenth century to contemporary debates. By explaining the underlying philosophical and political assumptions behind each method, along with clear examples of how these are brought to bear on visual and historical analysis, the authors show that an adherence to a certain method...

Am 6. Januar 2021 okkupierten Anhänger des abgewählten Präsidenten Donald Trump das Kapitol in Washington. Die vielbesprochene Krise der Demokratie hatte in diesem Ereignis plötzlich ihr Symbol, dank den Bildern des Geschehens, die in Echtzeit um die Welt gingen. Aber was genau zeigten sie und was haben wir gesehen? Charlotte Klonk überprüft auf der Grundlage der Bilder die Bezeichnungen, die Augenzeugen und Kommentatoren vorgeschlagen haben, vom Sturm über Putsch bis zum Terrorismus. Alle diese Begriffe, so zeigt die Bildwissenschaftlerin, verfehlen das eigentlich Gefährliche des...

Still and moving images are crucial factors in contemporary political conflicts. They not only have representational, expressive or illustrative functions, but also augment and create significant events. Beyond altering states of mind, they affect bodies and often life or death is at stake. Various forms of image operations are currently performed in the contexts of war, insurgency and activism. Photographs, videos, interactive simulations and other kinds of images steer drones to their targets, train soldiers, terrorise the public, celebrate protest icons, uncover injustices, or call for...