Nearness - Marlies de Munck, Pascal Gielen xmas gift guide 2024 Illustrated with photographs

Illustrated with photographs

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Nearness - Marlies de Munck, Pascal Gielen xmas gift guide 2024 Illustrated with photographsThe coronavirus crisis has taught us how priceless nearness is for human beings. Art and education cannot do without it, either. moreLike works of art, people lose their aura when kept at a digital arms length. When it is unable to resonate with bodies, art simply becomes lifeless. With this publication, philosopher Marlies De Munck and cultural sociology professor Pascal Gielen seek to diagnose our new reality. In their view, culture stands as the