Watch and Listen: W.J.T. Mitchell

Scholar and theorist of media, visual art and literature, W.J.T. Mitchell is widely known for his work on the relations of visual and verbal representations in the context of social and political issues.

Listen to the interview with professors Anne Marie Oliver and W.J.T. Mitchell:

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Watch Mitchell’s lecture delivered on April 1 at PNCA as part of the PNCA+FIVE Idea Studio series.

Mitchell is a Professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago and the long-time editor of the interdisciplinary journal, Critical Inquiry, a quarterly published by University of Chicago Press devoted to critical theory in the arts and human sciences.

About PNCA+FIVE Idea Studios

PNCA+FIVE Idea Studios is a series of conversations, lectures and performances on the inner workings of creative practice. The series features internationally acclaimed practitioners from a range of cultures in an effort to highlight the importance of creativity in fostering innovation and civic imagination. The Ford Institute for Visual Education (FIVE) was established in May 2007 with a generous gift from Hallie Ford. FIVE extends PNCA’s intellectual and resource platform through exhibitions, symposia, internationally renowned artists in residence and other programs that enrich the environment for original thinking and creative enterprise.

Photo by Domenico Aronica.