Welcome to Reconcile Digest #5. I’m so glad you’re here.
*This is a repost, as some of the links didn’t work last week - apologies! + I have added an extra video of Kerry James Marshall sharing GEMS down below!
The word 'master' is infinitely problematic. Mastery, with definitions ranging from great skill to 'complete control,' is pervasive.
Those in the arts, this topic is particularly relevant to you, because language around the 'old masters' is a tired but true concept still present in our galleries, education and mindsets. Enter: Kerry James Marshall, who has been questioning the idea of 'Mastery' for years.
‘At some point, you become acutely aware of your absence in the whole historical timeline that develops this narrative of mastery’.
Kerry James Marshall on historical exclusion
Do we need non-academics to open the door to academia? A case study of Saint Heron’s open access library
full access to today’s research/visual references + (very good) questions for reflection
Add to your course resource lists, share with your students & peers; let’s start more conversations on the pursuit of ‘mastery’.
until next time
Amberlee from Reconcile Journal
