Rachel Garfield
Biographic Data
| ID | 6155976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Garfield |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Garfield |
| SIGNATURE | GARFIELD R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Salford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Deflationary tactics with the archive of life
This paper discusses art works by Suzanne Treister, Deborah Kass and Doug Fishbone. It considers the importance of their work for contemporary Jewish identity within the terms of wider conceptual questions that preoccupy contemporary art. These concerns are challenging the perceived structures of power, the “performance” of subjectivity and the questioning of authenticity. A deflationary aesthetic is central to the critique of these structures of…
The Stephen Dwoskin dossier
This dossier aims to consider the contribution Stephen Dwoskin and his work made to the development of film and its infrastructure in the UK from 1964 when he arrived in the London until his death in 2012. Dwoskin not only straddled different contexts and ideologies about film but advocated for the support of work in a wide variety of forms. Because of this he was not easily categorizeable. Much of the work analyzing his camera work and his contr…
Imagining Multicultural London
Snatch (Guy Ritchie, 2000) is a comic-book gangster film that can be seen to represent the backlash against perceived notions of political correctness in what is effectively a public-schoolboy fantasy of working-class life in East London. However, the film also delineates the limits of this backlash in its depiction of minorities as either contained or excess. This is highlighted through the comic-book genre itself as well as the characterization…
Articulating a position through research
This paper takes the form of a case study and aims to raise key issues in the process of a practice-led PhD. The subject of study in the PhD was to research the problematics of an art practice exploring Jewish identity in Britain. The methodology included the making of video installations and contextual theoretical writing that encompassed cultural studies, film theory, critical theory and art history. The paper gives detailed examples of my meth…
A Bifurcated History (And So It Goes On) by Lisa E Bloom
Towards a Re‐Articulation of Cultural Identity
In this paper I will question the way artists who are exploring issues of Jewish identity make use of history and memory in their work. 1 I focus on three artists, representative of a wider trend i
Historical Overview of Children's Health Care Coverage
America's public health insurance programs reflect a deeply rooted commitment to caring for low-income families and children. This article chronicles the evolution of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), two public programs designed to provide free or low-cost health coverage to low-income children who do not have access to private health insurance. Such a historical overview is key to understanding where the progra…
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Historical Overview of Children's Health Care Coverage
America's public health insurance programs reflect a deeply rooted commitment to caring for low-income families and children. This article chronicles the evolution of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), two public programs designed to provide free or low-cost health coverage to low-income children who do not have access to private health insurance. Such a historical overview is key to understanding where the progra…
Towards a Re‐Articulation of Cultural Identity
In this paper I will question the way artists who are exploring issues of Jewish identity make use of history and memory in their work. 1 I focus on three artists, representative of a wider trend i
Ali G
Ali G
Ali G
Ali G
Historical Overview of Children's Health Care Coverage
America's public health insurance programs reflect a deeply rooted commitment to caring for low-income families and children. This article chronicles the evolution of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), two public programs designed to provide free or low-cost health coverage to low-income children who do not have access to private health insurance. Such a historical overview is key to understanding where the progra…
Towards a Re‐Articulation of Cultural Identity
In this paper I will question the way artists who are exploring issues of Jewish identity make use of history and memory in their work. 1 I focus on three artists, representative of a wider trend i
Articulating a position through research
This paper takes the form of a case study and aims to raise key issues in the process of a practice-led PhD. The subject of study in the PhD was to research the problematics of an art practice exploring Jewish identity in Britain. The methodology included the making of video installations and contextual theoretical writing that encompassed cultural studies, film theory, critical theory and art history. The paper gives detailed examples of my meth…
A Bifurcated History (And So It Goes On) by Lisa E Bloom
Imagining Multicultural London
Snatch (Guy Ritchie, 2000) is a comic-book gangster film that can be seen to represent the backlash against perceived notions of political correctness in what is effectively a public-schoolboy fantasy of working-class life in East London. However, the film also delineates the limits of this backlash in its depiction of minorities as either contained or excess. This is highlighted through the comic-book genre itself as well as the characterization…
Deflationary tactics with the archive of life
This paper discusses art works by Suzanne Treister, Deborah Kass and Doug Fishbone. It considers the importance of their work for contemporary Jewish identity within the terms of wider conceptual questions that preoccupy contemporary art. These concerns are challenging the perceived structures of power, the “performance” of subjectivity and the questioning of authenticity. A deflationary aesthetic is central to the critique of these structures of…
The Stephen Dwoskin dossier
This dossier aims to consider the contribution Stephen Dwoskin and his work made to the development of film and its infrastructure in the UK from 1964 when he arrived in the London until his death in 2012. Dwoskin not only straddled different contexts and ideologies about film but advocated for the support of work in a wide variety of forms. Because of this he was not easily categorizeable. Much of the work analyzing his camera work and his contr…
Art (8 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · History (3 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)