Ann Shafer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3965129 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann Shafer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Shafer |
| SIGNATURE | SHAFER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lecturer; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rutgers; The State University of New Jersey and SUNY, Fashion Institute of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Testing the Canon of Ancient near Eastern Art and Archaeology
No man is an island: Globalisation and resilience in the Fezzillījtradition
This paper examines the ‘island’ construct by focusing on one case study of cultural production: zillīj tile work in Morocco. This artisanal craft form is a hallmark of Moroccan identity, yet also remains fervently appropriated by the outside world. The goal here is to flush out the complex and often competing forces in such a dynamic. Through interviews with craftsmen and a critical assessment of issues related to expertise and production, we le…
West, Copley, and the Camera Obscura
The camera obscura projects the reflection of a landscape or object onto a flat surface from which it can be traced or studied. Although the camera obscura was a popular instrument for viewing nature during the late eighteenth century, little documentation of its use by individual artists exists. Two notable exceptions to this silence on the subject of the camera are found in eighteenth‐ and early nineteenth‐century written comments about or by A…
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West, Copley, and the Camera Obscura
The camera obscura projects the reflection of a landscape or object onto a flat surface from which it can be traced or studied. Although the camera obscura was a popular instrument for viewing nature during the late eighteenth century, little documentation of its use by individual artists exists. Two notable exceptions to this silence on the subject of the camera are found in eighteenth‐ and early nineteenth‐century written comments about or by A…
No man is an island: Globalisation and resilience in the Fezzillījtradition
This paper examines the ‘island’ construct by focusing on one case study of cultural production: zillīj tile work in Morocco. This artisanal craft form is a hallmark of Moroccan identity, yet also remains fervently appropriated by the outside world. The goal here is to flush out the complex and often competing forces in such a dynamic. Through interviews with craftsmen and a critical assessment of issues related to expertise and production, we le…
Testing the Canon of Ancient near Eastern Art and Archaeology
Art (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Ancient Art (1 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Antiquities (1 works) · Antiquities (1 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 works)