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Art Historian | Professor @ St. Olaf College | Digital Humanist | Graphic Designer | Cat Lover | Coffee Aficionado... all the things.

Faribault, MN
Joined November 2011
Yea Pennsylvania! So proud of my hometown of Philly. So relieved. So grateful. So ready for moving forward — together! #Election2020 #Gritty
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I really appreciate the differentiation that Redmond is doing between above ground and underground aidoru (地下アイドル). Explains the lack of participant observation. Until.... ASTRO CODE! #Mechademia2019
Rocky Rhodes talks about how these two girls try to escape the confines of heteronormativity. Both can be vulnerable and have strength. #Mechademia2019
Rhodes talks about Utena’s internal struggle; she can’t allow the rose bride to be subjected to unfair treatment characterized by aggression in the male role. She is subjected to the pressures of toxic masc. #Mechademia2019
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Inspired by Albrezzi’s talk, #iamforanarthistorythat not only seeks to explain art and its environments, but seeks to recreate and preserve them in our virtual world. #CAA2019 @caavisual
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Francesca Molly Albrezzi asks how 3D modeling and 360 photo/video capture can show the design and development of exhibition installation, giving viewers a sense of the space. How do we build virtual tours using immersive technologies? #CAA2019 #digitalarthistory @caavisual
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Ana Varas Ibarra talks about wave of #ecoaesthetics and multidisciplinary approaches to address the sociopolitical and ecological realities that have contributed to the #Anthropocene. Focusing on World of Matter project. #CAA2019 @caavisual
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SooJin Lee is asking us to question the archive with regards to the life and career of Yayoi Kusama. The autobiography cannot always be the de facto biography. Now discussing Kusama’s understanding of Orientalist tropes of the 1960s at the Diasporic Asian Art Network. #CAA2019
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Learning about Hawai’ian artists like Reuben Tam from Margo Machida at the Diasporic Asian Art Network. How does Hawai’ian art and identity impact our understanding of modernism? @caavisual #CAA2019
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This is often the case with academic writing (in any discipline)! “Why I Left Academic Philosophy” — @transphilosophr medium.com/s/story/why-i-lef…
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