Papers by Daen Palma Huse
Unpublished, 2021
This essay will scrutinise The Punished Suicide (La Suicida Punita, 1863) by Italian anatomist Lo... more This essay will scrutinise The Punished Suicide (La Suicida Punita, 1863) by Italian anatomist Lodovico Brunetti and its positionality on the borders of the category “art.” The work, which continues to be displayed at the Morgagni Museum of Anatomical Pathology in Padua, contains the remains of a young seamstress, likely Eugenia Perini,1 who is thought to have died by suicide. By method of tannization, Brunetti preserved the head and upper torso of Perini’s body to create a bust and added red wax to represent gushing streams of blood.
Talking about a “mainstream” of any theory implies a certain universalism with regards to what th... more Talking about a “mainstream” of any theory implies a certain universalism with regards to what the theory seeks to make sense of. For theories in social sciences, whose methodologists have built primarily on Positivist thinking over the last centuries, it has proven to be almost impossible to avoid generalisations due to the highly complex nature of different social phenomena that vary to great extents and are highly case-specific. It has to be pointed out that not only, but specifically, in the case of Postcolonial Theory, this discloses certain problems.
Book Review of the publication that went hand in hand with an exhibition shown at Leighton House ... more Book Review of the publication that went hand in hand with an exhibition shown at Leighton House Museum, London; Fries Museum, Leeuwarden; Belvedere Museum, Vienna.
This dissertation will investigate in the ways in which contemporary non-European art is perceive... more This dissertation will investigate in the ways in which contemporary non-European art is perceived in the ‘Western’-dominated international art world and how this leads to a certain portrayal and behaviour of non-European artists as according to limited definitions and confined boundaries. The effect this has is apparent in the area of artistic production and circulation as well as the reception of artwork. It is looked at ‘exoticism’ and ‘self-exoticism’ that are generated and upheld by outdated and mostly inapplicable disciplinary fields of enquiry, involving the demand for a ‘consumable exotic’, not only apparent in the areas of fine art but similarly within aesthetic products of popular culture, transgressing the often supposed boundaries between. The politics involved in (re)producing ‘Otherness’ within the aesthetic and the insights that Postcolonial Theory has to offer are core concerns of the work. The TV-series Game of Thrones as well as the art of Nadín Ospina and Hassan Musa will be analysed. The artists’ work and experience are taken as examples of combining many different cultural elements and signifies the transgression and challenge of notions of authenticity, originality, ethnicity and identity.
This dissertation investigated the ways in which Postcolonial Theory is being taught at Western U... more This dissertation investigated the ways in which Postcolonial Theory is being taught at Western Universities by looking upon the contents of textbooks commonly used to teach the discipline of International Relations in the „Western‟ world. Postcolonial Theory remains an underestimated approach to international relations that is often left out of the otherwise generally communicated approaches despite the amount of scholarly research that has been and is being undertaken through the lens of this paradigm. Firstly, this dissertation demonstrates that there is a certain incoherence existing within Postcolonial Theory. The dominance of an existent “mainstream Postcolonial Theory” makes the theory less appropriate when being applied to most parts of the world. Large bodies of writings are marginalised, such as the considerable amount of Latin American Postcolonial literature and theory. Ultimately, this dissertation appeals for the presentation of a more diverse and enriched International Relations theory through the inclusion of the more marginalised strains of Postcolonial Theory which remain largely absent from the mainstream literature.
A look at Edward Linley Sambourne's life and work as illustrator for Punch Magazine. Archive mate... more A look at Edward Linley Sambourne's life and work as illustrator for Punch Magazine. Archive material from 18 Stafford Terrace and images from Edward Linley Sambourne's own photographic collection have been used for this essay in collaboration with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Book Reviews by Daen Palma Huse
Object Journal, 2022
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi’s Clothing the New World Church: Liturgical Textiles of Spanish America, 152... more Maya Stanfield-Mazzi’s Clothing the New World Church: Liturgical Textiles of Spanish America, 1520-1820 (2021) is the first broad survey that highlights some essential threads in the social and material history of textile production and usage within the context of the Catholic Church in Spanish America. This review highlights the publication’s contribution in interdisciplinary research in the field.
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Papers by Daen Palma Huse
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