Quodlibetica originated from the desire to write about art and visual culture in ways not confined by academic conventions or journalistic hype. Part journal, part blog, Quodlibetica fosters critical conversations about visual arts in a forum that is accessible, engaging, and committed to quality writing. Based on the Latin quodlibet, which has entered the English language as (1) a statement proposed for disputation, (2) the actual discussion, and (3) the whimsical combination of familiar elements, Quodlibetica is a space to argue eloquently and whimsically about art, find out what’s happening in the Twin Cities art scene, and engage with writers, artists, and critics, who like to think. Contact us if you want to get involved.
Absence shapes each of us indelibly. Americans find this truth particularly hard to accept: We as a people believe fervently in the power of representation. Marginalized peoples’ struggles to determine their own political realities are dismissively generalized as “visibility politics,” and civic discourse is increasingly ceded to those who assert their presence the loudest and [...]
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