What is it about?
There is controversy in many academic institutions as to whether university teachers in disciplines that involve a lot of practice like performing arts, music etc should be required to publish in order to progress in their careers. This article argues that being a scholar requires reflecting on practice and as such publication should be as much a part of such a scholars profile as does practical works.
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Why is it important?
It is important in the sense that it gives a perspective to the debate and provides extensive arguments, both historical and contemporary to show that being a successful artist starts from being a successful arts theorist.
Perspectives
This article led me to a better understanding of the craft of the tactile artist, through the many commentaries that I read and the views of others that I encountered in the process of putting it together.
Prof. Dr. Ibanga Ikpe
University of Botswana
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This page is a summary of: The Artist in a Positivist Academy, Theoria, January 2018, Berghahn Journals,
DOI: 10.3167/th.2018.6515405.
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