Analyzing the forms of production and transmission of knowledge in the Americas since the arrival of the Spaniards, Diana Taylor proposes two concepts, the archive and the repertoire, as models of production and dissemination of knowledge that have interacted throughout history. According to Taylor, the archive have been privileged by Western epistemologies as a stable … Continue reading The Archive and the Repertoire. Performing Cultural Memory in the Americas
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Introduction: Canons and Art History
Brzyski’s essay provides a useful framework to analyze the evolution of art historical canons. She argues that scholars need to interrogate the mechanisms through which often unquestioned hierarchies of artistic value are created by art historians and curators. In other words, she calls for the study of “the mechanics of the canonical system: how and … Continue reading Introduction: Canons and Art History
