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Alison Butler

    Alison Butler is a social and cultural historian examining how contemporary scientific developments influenced the evolution of Victorian occultism. Her research explores how occultists sought to make their field more "scientific" in response to the rise of scientific naturalism. She investigates how this refashioned form of occultism proved more conducive to association with the emerging science of the mind, psychology. Butler's work delves into the intellectual and social contexts shaping modern scientific thought.

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    Displacements
    • 2020

      Displacements

      Reading Space and Time in Moving Image Installations

      • 188 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Focusing on contemporary artists' moving image installations, the book explores how these works utilize temporal and spatial relationships within galleries to engage with geopolitical issues. Displaced from traditional cinema, these installations reflect themes of movement and change in today's world, amplified by digital technology. The growth of contemporary art museums and large-scale exhibitions worldwide has provided new venues and audiences for this evolving art form, highlighting its significance in contemporary discourse.

      Displacements