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    Introduction: War and Memory in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus
    Fedor, J ; Lewis, S ; Zhurzhenko, T ; Fedor, J ; Kangaspuro, M ; Lassila, J ; Zhurzhenko, T (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017-01-01)
    This introductory essay begins with a discussion of World War II memory in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, in light of the recent and ongoing war in Ukraine. It outlines the main contours of the interplay between “memory wars” and real war, and the important “post-Crimean” qualitative shift in local memory cultures in this connection. Next, the essay sketches out the specifics of the war memory landscapes of the region, and then of each of the three individual countries, before moving on to introduce the key organizing themes and findings of the book.
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    Memory, Kinship, and the Mobilization of the Dead: The Russian State and the “Immortal Regiment” Movement
    Fedor, J ; Fedor, J ; Kangaspuro, M ; Lassila, L ; Zhurzhenko, T (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017-01-01)
    This chapter examines a new addition to the repertoire of Victory Day commemorative traditions in post-Soviet space: the newly invented annual “Immortal Regiment” parade, in which people march bearing photographs of their ancestors who fought in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. The chapter focuses on attempts by the state authorities and their supporters to instrumentalize the new ritual and to appropriate the Red Army’s war dead, and the emotions they evoke. It explores the ways in which the figure of the dead Red Army soldier is being brought back to life in new ways as part of the current regime’s authoritarian project.
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    Why do we find Bohr obscure? Reading Bohr as a philosopher of experiment
    Camilleri, K ; Faye, J ; Folse, H (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017)
    Niels Bohr's philosophical view of quantum mechanics has been the subject of extensive scholarship for the better part of five decades. Yet Bohr’s writings have remained obscure, as evidenced by the variety of different scholarly interpretations of his work. In this chapter, I review the historiography of Bohr scholarship, arguing that his meaning has remained elusive because his central preoccupations lay not so much with an interpretation of the quantum-mechanical formalism, which many commentators see as the problem of quantum theory, but rather with the epistemological question of how we can acquire empirical knowledge of quantum objects by means of experiment. Bohr’s doctrine of classical concepts, I argue, is therefore best understood as a philosophy of experiment.
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    Bohr and the problem of the quantum-to-classical transition
    Schlosshauer, M ; Camilleri, K ; Faye, J ; Folse, H (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017-10-19)
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    Considering Evidence in Art Fraud
    SLOGGETT, R ; Chappell, D ; Hufnagel, S (Routledge - Taylor & Francis, 2016)
    Securing the evidential link between the work and the artist who is purported to have produced it requires a rigorous analytical approach; one that not only accepts particular evidence that may support the assertion of authenticity, but which can also contest evidence that is not correct. Such an approach is by its very nature multidisciplinary, often bringing together knowledge of art history, the art market, cultural materials conservation, chemistry, law and policing. What constitutes evidence of authenticity is generally based on considerations of provenance, art historical context, including facts about the artist and scientific enquiry. Building the chain of evidence for art authentication is a complex and carefully constructed activity that ensures that works can be legitimately, and verifiably, linked to the artist who is purported to be their source.
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    The Triple Helix of Tang Dynasty Mural Painting Study: Art History, Archaeology and Materials Conservation
    Eckfeld, T ; Zhou, T (The Commercial Press (HK), 2017)
    Deep understanding of Tang Dynasty tomb mural painting can only be achieved through multi-disciplinary study using a ‘triple helix’ approach combining archaeology, materials conservation and art history. Cooperation between these three professions and their particular disciplinary perspectives can provide comprehensive insight into the mural paintings and reflect their original state as the combined product of patrons, artists, architects and engineers. This paper discusses how a triple helix approach may answer some of the more challenging questions about the murals, including the identity of the painters, workshop practices, methods of production and painting techniques, and shed light on the lost corpus of above ground Tang Dynasty mural paintings.
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    The Qin and Han Empires: Creating a Dynasty
    Eckfeld, T ; No, (Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria, 2019-08)
    Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality showcases these extraordinary Qin dynasty objects, along with priceless gold, jade and bronze artefacts dating from the Zhou dynasty through to the Han dynasty.With written contributions from ...
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    The last avant garde?
    Austin, S ; Duncan, K ; Goggin, G ; MacDowall, L ; Pardo, V ; Paterson, E ; Brown, JJ ; Collett, M ; Cook, F ; Hadley, B ; Hood, K ; Kapuscinski-Evans, J ; McDonald, D ; McNamara, J ; Mellis, G ; Sifis, E ; Sulan, K ; Hadley, B ; McDonald, D (Routledge, 2019)
    This chapter explores 'disability aesthetics' not as a set of specific techniques, themes, or politics, but in order to position disability at the centre of 'future conceptions of what art is' and what it can be. It draws contributions from the Research in Action workshop and the research team to explore the idea of the last avant garde and artists' views on how disability intersects with creative innovation. The chapter seeks to engage in a reflexive and ongoing conversation in which artists with disability are invited to reflect upon their own views on aesthetic value and performance practice. It also implies that recognition of disability arts is like the 'last remaining' piece of a puzzle, the pinnacle of a longer social struggle for rights and acceptance. For a company composed of artists with and without disability, of which Rawcus is but one prominent Australian example, the notion of disability aesthetics and the last avant garde is particularly complicated.
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    Unmasking Art Forgery: Scientific Approaches
    Sloggett, R ; Hufnagel, S ; Chappell, D (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019)
    Scientific approaches to art forgery provide the rigorous methodology by which claims made about a work can be tested. A plethora of scientific instrumentation is available for the analysis of artwork but data are only useful when assessed against existing secure points of identification. Verifiability of results, therefore, relies on standardised documentation, defined rules of evidence and ensuring that all processes and findings are reproducible. In building knowledge of what characteristics constitute authentic works, providing effective protocols and rigorous procedures and bringing together multi-disciplinary knowledge to bear on questions of art forgery, science has become an essential part of good curatorial practice, effective conservation procedure and art market diligence.