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...Kelsey—who calls himself and Roberts “conjoined academic twins”—said his colleague has transformed American art history with her command of an expansive range of time studied. Americanist art history traditionally ends at 1945, after which point artwork is considered within the realm of the contemporary, according to Kelsey. But Roberts challenges the demarcation by intertwining the contemporary moment and the art and social histories of the United States. The broad spectrum of Roberts’ work is especially apparent in her first book, “Mirror-Travels: Robert...
...spokesperson for The New Yorker declined to comment for this article, stating that it would be “premature” at this point...
...open your hood and trunk!” the guard barked at my family in Urdu, stopping our car at a security point as we pulled up to the gate of the five-star Pearl Continental Hotel in Lahore, Pakistan. After a thorough search, we were directed to the side doors of the hotel, where our purses passed through an airport-style X-ray machine; we ourselves were ushered through full-body scanners. Finally clearing all these checks, we at last reached the posh hotel lobby. The layers of security had done the trick—with its designer boutiques...
...during the Cold War. “It is unusual to move across time periods as easily as Michael does,” said Chinese Studies Professor William C. Kirby. “Quite by accident,” Szonyi became interested in the Quemoy archipelago, which was a point of conflict between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan during the Cold War. This confrontation almost led the United States to use nuclear force against China on two separate occasions. Szonyi is currently working on a book that compares villagers’ perspectives in Quemoy with...
...still love to make that happen but I think it’s pretty unlikely at this point,” said Rose...