Pamela Anderson, Herrenvolk and Durer
Trajectories, Intersections and Practice-Based Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5904264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Loy Lichtman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-76 |
| Publication date | 2006-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media International Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1329878x0611800110 |
| OpenAlex | W2287822928 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
My practice-based research in the visual arts is focused on the intersection between three moments: the blonde-haired, blue-eyed, white-skinned, straight-nosed, and symmetrical face as a look of choice evidenced in Western media which can be described as a type of personal eugenics; the antecedents to this look of choice informed by the racist ideology of Herrenvolk; and a trajectory from Herrenvolk to the informing template of Albrecht Durer's Draughtsman Drawing a Reclining Nude as well as the drawings he produced of the body in Theory of Proportions (1528). The paper illustrates how practice-based research can lead a researcher in unexpected ways and towards surprising discoveries
Art · Art history · Cartography · Eugenics · Geography · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Law in Society and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |