Preface: Scholarship and Artand#8217;s Ambiguous Objects by John Baldacchino
Introduction
Chapter 1: Artists and Scholarship
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Chapter 2: The Professionalization of the Visual Arts
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Chapter 3: The Status of Art Scholarship
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Chapter 4: Artists and Writing
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Chapter 5: Reflections on Knowledge and Understanding
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Chapter 6: Practicing Reflective Scholarship
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Chapter 7: Revisiting Writing and Research
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Appendix A: Putting Writing into Practice
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Appendix B: Banksy Hearts NY
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