Light in a Socio-Cultural Perspective

Edited By: Ronit Milano

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This volume combines the fields of intellectual studies, religion, literature, and visual culture to explore the complexities of conceptual paradigms that represent various manifestations of the idea of light.

The awareness of “light” as both a concept and a phenomenon existed long before it became a matter of scientific interest. This volume investigates the…

The awareness of “light” as both a concept and a phenomenon existed long before it became a matter of scientific interest. This volume investigates the many ways in which light has been conceptualized throughout history. Employing different methodological approaches derived from various disciplines in the humanities, the essays gathered here situate the concept of light within discourses on gender, religion, intellectual life, politics, art, and digital culture. Through diverse perspectives, light is defined – in some cases synchronically – as a physical phenomenon, a visual tool, and a philosophic idea.

This book combines the fields of intellectual studies, religion, literature, and visual culture to explore the complexities of conceptual paradigms that represent various manifestations of the idea of light. Through original readings, the contributing authors present a range of scholarly perspectives, offering new interpretations of the idea of light and its history within the humanities.

Ruth Lubashevsky is a PhD candidate at the Department of the Arts in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Her research focuses on stylistic analyses of Northern Renaissance art by means of technical art history. Her article titled “Cranach Inc.‘-A Case Study Determining the Nature and Extent of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Involvement in his Industrious Workshop using Image Processing” was published in SPIE, Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology.

Ronit Milano is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of the Arts in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, where she is also Head of the Museum Studies program. Her book, The Portrait Bust and French Cultural Politics, was published in 2015. In the past few years, following postdoctoral studies at Harvard University, USA, her research has focused on contemporary art. She has published articles concerning the political, economic and inter-cultural context of contemporary art and the new role of museums in a changing arena.

Xaiz Bazak, Niharika Dinkar, Merav Fima, Stephan Gregory, Sharron Hass, Rina Jean Baroukh, Ruth Lubashevsky-Amar, Romi Mikulinsky, Susan Nashman Fraiman, Sandra Valabregue-Perry