Past Berkeley Book Chats

Past Events

Japanese Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Alan Tansman
Berkeley Book Chats
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| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

Alan Tansman traces the rich history of Japanese literature, which encompasses a vast range of forms and genres stretching back nearly 1500 years.

Giotto's Arena Chapel and the Triumph of Humility

Henrike Lange
Berkeley Book Chats
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| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

Henrike Lange examines one of the most celebrated monuments in the world, offering new readings of the work and asking fundamental questions about its place in Western art history.

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| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

Estelle Tarica examines how community leaders, writers, and political activists facing state repression in Latin America have used Holocaust terms to describe human rights atrocities in their own countries.

Taking Stakes in the Unknown: Tracing Post-Black Art

Nana Adusei-Poku
Berkeley Book Chats
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| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

Nana Adusei-Poku examines the socio-historical and cultural context of the term “post-black” and its use in defining the work of artists who resisted being labeled as “black artists.”

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| Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

In this collection of essays spanning her career, Shannon Jackson explores a range of disciplinary, institutional, and political puzzles that engage the social and aesthetic practice of performance.

The Everyday Life of Memorials

Andrew Shanken
Berkeley Book Chats
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| Online

In his study of the ordinary — and oftentimes unseen — lives of memorials, Andrew Shanken explores the relationship of commemorative monuments to the pulses of daily life.

Francisco de Goya and the Art of Critique

Anthony Cascardi
Berkeley Book Chats
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| Online

In his innovative study of Goya's body of work, Anthony Cascardi argues that the artist is engaged in a thoroughgoing critique of the modern social and historical worlds.