Signum Symposia

Signum University

Thesis Theater: Timothy Francis, "Administrative Art as Genre in Kafka, Tooker, and Ravn"

This recording from April 11, 2024.
Signum MA student Timothy Francis will present his thesis “Administrative Art as Genre in Kafka, Tooker, and Ravn” and respond to questions from the audience in an interactive Thesis Theater. The discussion will be facilitated by Timothy’s thesis supervisor, Dr. Gabriel Schenk.
Abstract
This thesis explores bureaucracy through the works of three artists working in different media: prose, visual art, and bureaucracy itself as a medium. Rooted in an understanding of what constitutes bureaucracy and administration and previous works on the subject, it seeks to explore what might constitute bureaucratic art and what the aims of such an art might be. Building upon existing literature and prior artistic explorations of bureaucracy and their analyses, this thesis aims to understand bureaucratic art and unravel its significance and po


The Tolkien Professor

The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)

570: SilmFilm 7-10: Nirnaeth Arnoediad

Having planned the outline of Season 7, it is now time to think in a little more detail about the last quarter of the season: the Battle itself.
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