Art History: Recent submissions
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Look at the Sky : the bird Simurgh in text and image in Iran (1010-1650)
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThis research focuses on the mythological bird Sīmurgh and her representations in literature and art in the Persianate world from 1010 to 1650. Sīmurgh is generally overlooked in both art and literature, and she has not ... -
The Maison Bonfils in the Middle East (1867-1918) : visual technologies, empire, and spectacle
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThis thesis explores the works of the prominent nineteenth-century photography studio the Maison Bonfils, which was founded in 1867 by the French photographer Félix Bonfils and his wife Marie-Lydie Cabanis in Beirut, ... -
A call to action : crafting inclusive digital museum objects, networks and ecologies
(2023-11-29) - ThesisIn this thesis, I examine the omnipresent digital museum object, seeking to understand what it is, what it does, and what it could be. I explore the lack of consensus surrounding the definition of the digital museum object, ... -
A conceptual exploration of the monument in the United States since the Civil War
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-16) - ThesisThis dissertation offers a critical history of the concept of monument in the United States from the Civil War to the present day. It is premised on the assumption that understanding the discursive and material dimensions ...