Research master thesis | Arts and Culture (research) (MA)
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This thesis investigates the art movement Arte Povera through the lens of the Grotesque as an approach to openness. The Arte Povera movement is scrutinized first by a close-reading of the texts and...Show moreThis thesis investigates the art movement Arte Povera through the lens of the Grotesque as an approach to openness. The Arte Povera movement is scrutinized first by a close-reading of the texts and exhibitions by art critic and founding father of the movement Germano Celant, after which the thesis turns to the Grotesque as analytical tool to understand Arte Povera’s inherent contradictions as a form of social anarchy. The Grotesque is proposed as a way to openness, a notion taken from Umberto Eco’s study Opera Aperta. As such, this thesis presents new readings of Arte Povera; of the artworks and actions as well as the critical and curatorial endeavors of Celant that have informed these.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Griekse en Latijnse taal en cultuur (BA)
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In this thesis I have argued for the presence of ambiguity in Horace's Ode 1.37. Instead of a transition from criticism to praise for Cleopatra, I believe that through the placement of words and...Show moreIn this thesis I have argued for the presence of ambiguity in Horace's Ode 1.37. Instead of a transition from criticism to praise for Cleopatra, I believe that through the placement of words and choice of words in v. 21 the ancient reader and listener were invited to misread the poem, which resulted in an ironic reading of the poem from fatale monstrum onwards (vv. 21-32).Show less
