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Public Lecture. Seeing Madness: Insanity, Media, and Visual Culture hosted by Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell, Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Professor, University of Chicago, and Editor of Critical Inquiry

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Dates:21 May 2014
Times:16:00 - 18:00
What is it:Lecture
Organiser:School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
How much:Free
Who is it for:University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public
Speaker:Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell
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Public Lecture. Seeing Madness: Insanity, Media, and Visual Culture hosted by Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell, Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Professor, University of Chicago, and Editor of Critical Inquiry.

His publications include: "The Pictorial Turn," Artforum, March 1992; "What Do Pictures Want?" October, Summer 1996; What Do Pictures Want? (2005); The Last Dinosaur Book: The Life and Times of a Cultural Icon (1998); Picture Theory (1994); Art and the Public Sphere (1993); Landscape and Power (1992); Iconology(1987); The Language of Images (1980); On Narrative (1981); and The Politics of Interpretation (1984).

Following the lecture there will be a drinks reception at KRO Bar, Oxford Road 6pm to 8pm

Price: Free

Speaker

Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell

Role: Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Professor

Organisation: University of Chicago

  • https://wjtmitchell.wordpress.com/

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