Antje Wessels
Biographic Data
| ID | 5132512 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Antje Wessels |
| GIVEN NAMES | Antje |
| FAMILY NAME | Wessels |
| SIGNATURE | WESSELS A |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4579-4468 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Inventing Origins? Aetiological Thinking in Greek and Roman Antiquity
sculpture was a part of a series titled Sculptures by the Sea, which aimed to stimulate discussion on the environmental responsibility of human beings in light of climate change. Yet, as every artwork, it produces multiple meanings, beyond the artist's original intention. The features of a technical device (here: a tap) imitate nature (here: a swan). The tap/swan seems to explore its origin (looking at the water, where a real swan should be). Fur…
The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity
In ancient Greece and Rome, nighttime encompassed a distinctive array of cultural values that went far beyond the inversion of daytime. Night was a mythological figure, a locus of specialized knowledge, a socially significant semantic space in various literary genres, and a setting for unique experiences. These facets of night are explored here through fifteen case-studies, that range from Hesiod to imperial Roman painting and cultural history. T…
Ästhetisierung und ästhetische Erfahrung von Gewalt
Inventing Origins? Aetiological Thinking in Greek and Roman Antiquity
sculpture was a part of a series titled Sculptures by the Sea, which aimed to stimulate discussion on the environmental responsibility of human beings in light of climate change. Yet, as every artwork, it produces multiple meanings, beyond the artist's original intention. The features of a technical device (here: a tap) imitate nature (here: a swan). The tap/swan seems to explore its origin (looking at the water, where a real swan should be). Fur…
Ästhetisierung und ästhetische Erfahrung von Gewalt
The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity
In ancient Greece and Rome, nighttime encompassed a distinctive array of cultural values that went far beyond the inversion of daytime. Night was a mythological figure, a locus of specialized knowledge, a socially significant semantic space in various literary genres, and a setting for unique experiences. These facets of night are explored here through fifteen case-studies, that range from Hesiod to imperial Roman painting and cultural history. T…
Inventing Origins? Aetiological Thinking in Greek and Roman Antiquity
sculpture was a part of a series titled Sculptures by the Sea, which aimed to stimulate discussion on the environmental responsibility of human beings in light of climate change. Yet, as every artwork, it produces multiple meanings, beyond the artist's original intention. The features of a technical device (here: a tap) imitate nature (here: a swan). The tap/swan seems to explore its origin (looking at the water, where a real swan should be). Fur…
Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ambivalence (1 work) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 work) · Ascription (1 work)