Sessions 7-8: Twilight of the Idols, Part I

Bataille, George. 2005. The Cradle of Humanity: Prehistoric Art and Culture. Zone Books. (Selections)

Mithen, Steven. 1999. Symbolism and the supernatural. In The Evolution of Culture: An Interdisciplinary View, edited by Robin Dunbar, Chris Knight and Camilla Power, pp. 147-169. Rutgers University Press.

Comments to be posted by evening of Sept 24.

Sessions 4-6: On Object Agency

Gell, Afred. 1998. Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory. Oxford University Press.

Comments to be posted by the evening of Sept. 15.

Session 3: What Do Pictures Want?

Mitchell, W. J. Thomas. 2005. Chapters 1 and 2. In What Do Pictures Want? University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Comments to be posted by the evening of Sept 8.