Was Van Gogh an environmentalist ahead of his time?yaleclimateconnections.orgexternal-link alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA EnvironmentEnglish • 25 days ago message-square1arrow-up114
arrow-up114external-linkWas Van Gogh an environmentalist ahead of his time?yaleclimateconnections.org alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA EnvironmentEnglish • 25 days ago message-square1
minus-square jarfil ( @jarfil@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink2•24 days agoThat raises an interesting point, reminds me of the recent mockery on Twitter X of certain PhD thesis: https://www.forbes.com/sites/callumbooth/2024/12/02/the-online-reaction-to-the-politics-of-smell-phd-examined/ We often force our own preconceptions of smell, noise, and other sensory contexts, when reading or looking at past works, missing the original intent.
That raises an interesting point, reminds me of the recent mockery on
TwitterX of certain PhD thesis:https://www.forbes.com/sites/callumbooth/2024/12/02/the-online-reaction-to-the-politics-of-smell-phd-examined/
We often force our own preconceptions of smell, noise, and other sensory contexts, when reading or looking at past works, missing the original intent.