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The Art of Convergence: The Dichotomies of Zhang Hongtu
Get PDF“Daring to breed the horse with the cow,” Contemporary Chinese Artist Zhang Hongtu has coined himself this title as an experimental, satirical artist with multiple points of inspiration. Zhang’s works Guo Xi–Van Gogh (1998), Mai Dang Lao (McDonalds) (2002), Six Pack of Kebou-Kele (Coca-Cola) (2002), and The Last Banquet sought to envision a visual culture which investigates the Chinese and Euro-American relationship as both layered and profitable within the art market. In this research I ask the important question of Zhang’s use of his “Chineseness” for economic profit or distinguished self-identity? As such questions are not entirely new in researching Zhang Hongtu, this essay seeks to offer a novel perspective on the economic profit of the Chinese contemporary art market, and how Zhang Hongtu has profited from using political imagery to create coveted, financially rewarding art.Dr. Todd and Dr. Mille
Lauren Bradley Oral History Interview Records
No full textLauren Bradley, of Pensacola, Florida was interviewed by Lyberti Bradley, Sewanee student, on November 29, 2023 on Zoom. Their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, and Lauren Bradley’s professional and personal ties to the Black Lives Matter Movement. We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview.Dr. Andrew Maginn, Visiting Assistant Professor of Histor
Jamell Walker Oral History Interview Records
No full textJamell Walker of Miami, Florida was interviewed by Walker Robinson, a Sewanee student, on November 29th, 2023 in person. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included her sorority membership, and living in a predominantly Hispanic community, We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interviewDr. Andrew Maginn, Visiting Assistant Professor of Histor
Inwardly- Art Comp Thesis
No full textThis thesis handles the duality that is present in the beginning and end of intrinsic change. By exploring these concepts with grayscale works and oil paintings, a juxtaposition appears: one that both denotes a reckoning with internal sufferings and seeks resolution. The subjects in these works interact and exist intimately in free spaces as testaments to a journey of betterment. The imagery and allegory utilized in these works examines the dichotomy between suppression and release, as a way to view the process of transformation from a distance.Pradip Malde, Hunter Swenson, Lilly Saywitz, Art Department, 2023 Art Major
Volcanic and Other Stories
No full textThe following collection contains five short stories.
When taken as a single project, they combine to represent my whole body of fiction-writing work over the past five years, which is to say, they are everything I’ve produced in my adult life. Some mo- tifs recur across works, and repeated imagery is featured with intention; on the whole, though, the stories are distinct. In writing each, I set out with different goals, different aesthetic priorities and thematic preoccupations. I have been guided by the heart here, perhaps to a fault; but I can honestly say that I have held nothing back, that I have done my best to render visions that matter to me. I hope you will find something to enjoy in each one
Herb Piercy IV Oral History Interview Records
No full textHerb Piercy IV of Oak Ridge, Tennessee was interviewed by Selena Piercy, a Sewanee student, on November 24th, 2023 in person/on Zoom. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included inequities in the legal system in the rural Tennessee. We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview.Dr. Andrew Maginn, Visiting Assistant Professor of Histor
Erika Seay Oral History Interview Records
No full textErika Seay of Mount Juliet, Tennessee was interviewed by Kaleb Seay, a Sewanee student, on November 30th, 2023 on Zoom. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included discussing Seay’s views on how the movement can impact state and local policy. We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview.Dr. Andrew Maginn, Visiting Assistant Professor of Histor
The Marriage Game: On Play and Performance in Jane Austen's Emma
Get PDFThroughout Jane Austen’s Emma, the playful and alluring titular character indulges in pleasurable pastimes and games, but the greatest game Emma plays is a psychological one. As opposed to the popular concept of the “marriage market,” Austen facilitates a “marriage game.” Indulging potential for a beneficial match, even though it might not be economically suitable, pushes players like Harriet Smith to transcend their lower-class backgrounds. Austen draws attention to the provisional and competitive nature of games, making Emma’s version of playing with matches an ambivalent commentary on social privilege.
Lack, a term from psychoanalytic theory, focuses on individual needs; there is much sympathy for those with a great amount of lack and relatively little for those who scarcely lack. Despite minimal mentions of Emma’s mother, the lack of this original object becomes critical to interpreting and sympathizing with Emma. Unable to connect due to her motherlessness, Emma turns to games in an attempt to gain sympathy and form connections with female companions to fill her lack. Additionally, games offer a rehearsal or low-stakes representation of the world. By examining games in Austen’s novel, this study exhibits the way in which the singular phenomenon of original lack pervades an individual’s interactions with their environment as they strive to supplementally fill their lack with the company they profoundly need despite the inefficiency of playfulness as a means to obtain it
Lizzy Ray Oral History Interview Records
No full textLizzy Ray of Sewanee, Tennessee was interviewed by Kaila Seger, a Sewanee student, on October 28th, 2023 in person. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included how her views on race have changed over time. We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview