Reviewed by Amy Ione The idea that context is an important component in both the presentation and nature of empirical studies became popular at the end of the twentieth century and is often considered an outgrowth of Kuhnian paradigms. With the elevation of paradigmatic perspectives, however, came the quandaries of what contextual research “means” in [...]
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Otto Dix Retrospective
I was surprised that the New York Times review of the Otto Dix retrospective (at the Neue Galerie through August 30th) did not mention that he is among the artists who continued to work after suffering a stroke. It was in 1967, two years before his death. As result of the stroke, Dix’s drawing style [...]
Article: Sale of Rare Books at USF
A recent sale of some books from the University of San Francisco rare book room has raised an extremely contentious and vituperative debate over the future of libraries in the age of readily available electronic texts. Full article
