Reading list for KOS4000

Analyses of Material Culture and Visual Arts

Material Culture:

*Pedersen, Ragnar: ‘Studying the Materiality of Culture. Reflections on Some Fundamental Issues’ in Ethnologia Scandinavica , 2004. 13-22, 10 sider.

Schiffer, Michael Brian: The Material Life of Human Beings. New York 1999.

Woodward, Ian: Understanding Material Culture. Sage Publications 2007. 

Visual Arts:

Bryson, Norman, Holly, Michael Ann and Moxey, Keith: Visual culture : images and interpretations. Hanover, N.H. 1994. Wesleyan University Press

*Freeland, Cynthia: Art Theory. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford 2003. Oxford University Press.

Nelson, Robert & Shiff, Richard (ed. ): Critical Terms for Art History. Chicago & London 2003. The University of Chicago Press. Various articles, of particular relevance are the following articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 22, 29 and 30.

Preziosi, Donald (ed. ): The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology. Oxford 1998, Oxford University Press. Of particular relevance is Chapter 9, pp. 451-506 (four different articles that address the topics of orientalism, post-colonialism and multiculturalism in the context of the art historical narratives and exhibitions.

Williams, Robert: Art Theory. An Historical Introduction. Oxford 2004. Blackwell Publishing.

*: This asterisk means that the titles are recommended as an introduction.