Word: artes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Norman Bryson, a professor of art history at the University of Rochester, said he will officially join the department next fall as a replacement for former Professor of Fine Arts T.J. Clark. Clark, known for his ground-breaking work in applying social theory to art, departed for Berkeley in the spring...
...very controversial--he's not your basic, traditional art historian," said Professor of Fine Arts Henri Zerner, a member of the search committee. "From my point of view, he was the most interesting...
...long time it seemed to me art history was staying out of the lively debates," Bryson said...
...added that in the last five years, art history has begun to question traditional assumptions about art, drawing on the strength of disciplines around it. "The kind of questions I work with are often more familiar in other disciplines like literature and film criticism...
Bryson said that at Harvard, he hopes to present students with a range of issues currently being addressed by art history, adding that he has been given "a really good budget" to attract outside speakers...