African Works

"Res" is a journal of anthropology and comparative aesthetics dedicated to the study of the object, in particular cult and belief objects and objects of art. The journal presents contributions by philosophers, art historians, archaeologists, critics, linguists, architects, artists, and others. Its field of inquiry is open to all cultures, regions, and historical periods. "Res" also publishes iconographic and textual documents important to the history and theory of the arts. "Res" appears twice yearly, in the spring and autumn. The journal is edited by Francesco Pellizzi. More information about Res is available at www.res-journal.org.

Editorial: African Works: Anxious Encounters In The Visual Arts Z. S. Strother Autobiography and Art History: The Imperative of Peripheral Vision Suzanne Preston Blier Fieldwork and the Text Preceding the (Question) Mark: Prolegomena for a Response to Mudimbe's "African Art as a Question Mark" Ikem Stanley Okoye "Can You Go Out Without Your Head?" Fieldwork as Transformative Experience Ruth B. Phillips Entangled Traditions: Photography and the History of Media in Southern Ghana Tobias Wendl When is an Object Finished? The Creation of the Invisible Among the Bamana of Mali Sarah C. Brett-Smith Discussion Astonishment and Stickiness in Kongo Art: A Theoretical Advance Wyatt Macgaffey "Immaginacy Set Free": Aristotelian Ethics and Inigo Jones's Banqueting House at Whitehall Vaughan Hart and Richard Tucker Body in Pieces: Desiring the Barcelona Pavilion George Dodds Solidity of the Mask: Color Contrasts in Modern Architecture William W. Braham Post-Scriptum "Thou Shalt Not Take the Lord's Name in Vain"--Being a Sort of Sermon on the Hesitations of Religious Speech Bruno Latour Great and Small Expectations Remo Guidieri