Background
Mieke Bal was born on March 14, 1946, in Heemstede, the Netherlands. She is a daughter of Bernhardus Henricus Bal and Suzanne Koster.
(A readable and absorbing volume of annotated essays illus...)
A readable and absorbing volume of annotated essays illustrating the approach of Mieke Bal to story-telling. Essays include reflections and background on methodology, theory of narrative, and examples of how narratology unmasks the meaning behind texts from the world's great story-tellers
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1991
(Acts of Memory presents 15 tightly integrated essays that...)
Acts of Memory presents 15 tightly integrated essays that illustrate the active role of individual and cultural memory in tying the past to the present. Memory, or memorialization, is a cultural activity occurring in the present that offers history another kind of source or document; one that provides insights into the past as it lives on today. The authors, in fields ranging from philosophy and history through literature and media studies, illustrate how memory serves many purposes, between conscious recall and unreflected re-emergence, between nostalgic longing for what is lost to polemical use of the past to reshape the present. Their essays coalesce around three topics: the need for memory and testimonial facilitation of memory, primarily in the case of historical and individual trauma; the site-specific nature of acts of memory, especially in geopolitically conflicted situations; and the potential contributions of acts of memory when facing the difficulties and needs of the present. "Neither remnant, document, nor relic of the past, nor floating in a present cut off from the past, cultural memory, for better or worse, binds the past to the present and future. It is that process of binding that we explore in this volume" writes Mieke Bal. CONTRIBUTORS: Carol B. Bardenstein, Susan J. Brison, Ann Burlein, Katharine Conley, Lessie Jo Frazier, Gerd GemĂĽnden, Marianne Hirsch, Andreas Huyssen, Irene Kacandes, Mary Kelley, Marita Sturken, Ernst van Alphen, and the editors
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1998
(One of the first female artists to achieve recognition in...)
One of the first female artists to achieve recognition in her own time, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) became instantly popular in the 1970s when feminist art historians "discovered" her and argued vehemently for a place for her in the canon of Italian baroque painters. Featured alongside her father, Orazio Gentileschi, in a recent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Artemisia has continued to stir interest though her position in the canon remains precarious, in part because her sensationalized life history has overshadowed her art. In The Artemisia Files, Mieke Bal and her coauthors look squarely at this early icon of feminist art history and the question of her status as an artist. Considering the events that shaped her life and reputation—her relationship to her father and her role as the victim in a highly publicized rape case during which she was tortured into giving evidence—the authors make the case that Artemisia's importance is due to more than her role as a poster child in the feminist attack on traditional art history; here, Artemisia emerges more fully as a highly original artist whose work is greater than the sum of the events that have traditionally defined her. The fresh, engaging discourse in The Artemisia Files will help to both renew the reputation of this artist on the merit of her work and establish her rightful place in the history of art. “Over the last generation Artemisia has been transformed from a talented curiosity . . . into a standard bearer of early feminist consciousness. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the critical frame of mind underlying this transformation.”—Keith Christiansen, Jayne Wrightsman Curator of Italian Painting, The MetropolitanMuseum of Art One of the first female artists to achieve recognition in her own time, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) became instantly popular in the 1970s when feminist art historians "discovered" her and argued vehemently for a place for her in the canon of Italian baroque painters. Featured alongside her father, Orazio Gentileschi, in a recent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Artemisia has continued to stir interest though her position in the canon remains precarious, in part because her sensationalized life history has overshadowed her art. In The Artemisia Files, Mieke Bal and her coauthors look squarely at this early icon of feminist art history and the question of her status as an artist. Considering the events that shaped her life and reputation—her relationship to her father and her role as the victim in a highly publicized rape case during which she was tortured into giving evidence—the authors make the case that Artemisia's importance is due to more than her role as a poster child in the feminist attack on traditional art history; here, Artemisia emerges more fully as a highly original artist whose work is greater than the sum of the events that have traditionally defined her. The fresh, engaging discourse in The Artemisia Files will help to both renew the reputation of this artist on the merit of her work and establish her rightful place in the history of art. “Over the last generation Artemisia has been transformed from a talented curiosity . . . into a standard bearer of early feminist consciousness. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the critical frame of mind underlying this transformation.”—Keith Christiansen, Jayne Wrightsman Curator of Italian Painting, The MetropolitanMuseum of Art “Over the last generation Artemisia has been transformed from a talented curiosity . . . into a standard bearer of early feminist consciousness. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the critical frame of mind underlying this transformation.”—Keith Christiansen, Jayne Wrightsman Curator of Italian Painting, The MetropolitanMuseum of Art.
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2005
(Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal...)
Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal's Narratology has become an international classic and the comprehensive introduction to the theory of narrative texts, both literary and non-literary. Providing insights into how readers interpret narrative text, the fourth edition of Narratology is a guide for students and scholars seeking to analyze narratives of any language, period, and region with clear, systematic and reliable concepts. With the addition of in-depth analysis of literary nuances and methods, award-wining cultural theorist Mieke Bal continues to present narrative concepts with clarity. Bal uses a systematic framework to better explain how narratives function, are formed, and eventually interpreted by the reader, while presenting a comprehensive study of the surface perception of language, the perceived narrative world, point of view, and characterisation.
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2017
critic educator theorist video artist writer
Mieke Bal was born on March 14, 1946, in Heemstede, the Netherlands. She is a daughter of Bernhardus Henricus Bal and Suzanne Koster.
Bal received her education at University of Amsterdam in 1969. She also graduated from University of Utrecht with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1977.
Bal started her career as an educator in several universities in The Netherlands. She was also a co-founder of the Women’s Studies Program in 1981, and became its director in 1982. Since 1987 she worked at University of Rochester as a professor of comparative literature and art history and became adjunct visiting professor of visual and cultural studies in 1991. She was also a co-founder and director of the program in Comparative Arts (now Visual and Cultural Studies).
Since 1991, she started working at University of Amsterdam as a professor of the Theory of Literature and became founder and co-director of Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis (a research center).
Bal also worked as visiting professor at universities, including University of Montreal in 1983, the British Academy in 1984 and University of Toronto in 1987. She became a research associate and visiting lecturer at Harvard University Divinity School in 1985.
Bal has appeared in radio presentations. She has served on the editorial board of several publications, including Style, Semeia, Feminist Inquiry, and Signature: A Journal of Theory and Canadian Literature.
In addition to her academic work, Bal is a video artist whose films and installations have been exhibited internationally. As a video artist, she made several videos that mostly revolve around issues of migration.
(One of the first female artists to achieve recognition in...)
2005(Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal...)
2017(Acts of Memory presents 15 tightly integrated essays that...)
1998(A readable and absorbing volume of annotated essays illus...)
1991Bal was appointed as an advisor of the Dutch Foundation of Scientific Research and National Committee of Emancipation Research (both in The Netherlands).
Bal has two children. Her daughter, Nanna Verhoeff, is also a scholar. She is a professor of media and performance studies in Utrecht University's Department of Media and Culture Studies.