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  • Research Fellow, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University
Hands on the wall still.

VIDEO: Were the first artists women?

Janine Burke, Monash University

Welcome to TCTV, a new stream of video content offering ideas and insights from the sharpest academic minds. In this first episode Janine Burke explains research by archaeologist Dean Snow suggesting that…
Women’s contribution to art history might have to be revised – for the better. Dean Snow/Society for American Archaeology

Hands on the wall: were the first artists actually women?

Janine Burke, Monash University

Back in the 70s, when I was writing a book called Australian Women Artists: 1840-1940 people were often bemused by my research. A book devoted to women artists? Pretty short book, huh? I mean, there were…
The lesser marked weaver’s nest must not only be functional, but also beautiful in order to catch the attention of a female. Fotosearch Stock Photos

Nests: the art of birds

Janine Burke, Monash University

Can the nests of some birds be regarded as works of art, as aesthetic creations worthy of our admiration? Charles Darwin wrote in The Descent of Man that some birds have “fine powers of discrimination…

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