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Donald Preziosi is Professor Emeritus of Art History at UCLA, where he developed the art history critical theory program as well as the UCLA museum studies program. His research, teaching, and writing link together cultural studies, intellectual history, critical theory, and the arts and show more museologies of various ancient and modern societies. show less
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New directions in linguistics and semiotics (1984) — Contributor — 4 copies

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I read this in my Art Criticism class this past semester, and it's definitely not a book that you can just read cover to cover. At least not in my opinion. It's more suited for using as a reference. The way it's arranged is clever, though, because each chapter contains a certain amount of articles, and they build upon each other and relate to each other depending on the topic of the chapter. I could give it a higher rating, but it wasn't really enjoyable for me. On a scholarly level, I am sure it would receive 5 stars. Certainly you should have this on your bookshelf if you're studying art history.… (more)
 
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ErinSeeger | May 12, 2011 |
A wonderful resource for further study of ancient Greek art. I used this for a class on ancient art and architecture and found the section on ancient Crete and the ruins at Cnossos especially helpful.
 
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