and why in your view might this be an important and timely undertaking? Full essay question: Decolonizing Art History means several things: working with the broadest definition of art (remembering that multi-disciplinary practice is the norm); questioning definitions and accepted terms (sometimes artist wasnt a label that someone could apply to themselves); trusting the anecdotes and stories of those not yet included in the canon; and above all seeking to abolish the notion of a canon altogether. Naomi Beckwith Art History February 2020 p.16. What does it mean to try to decolonise art history and why in your view might this be an important and timely undertaking?
