Dear Keith,
Thanks. One could do an exegesis without using Freud, but once the candidate brought Freud in, it became necessary to address Freud seriously rather than skipping around him -- "I could have discussed Freud had I wanted to."
Of course, I can say the same thing about my dramatic new unified field theory in physics. I've managed to unite quantum theory with gravitation. I could write the equations if I wanted to, but I'd rather show you these six wonderful paintings of what the equations mean to me.
Yours,
Ken
Professor Ken Friedman, PhD, DSc (hc), FDRS
Dean, Faculty of Design
Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne, Australia
Keith Russell wrote:
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Exegesis is certainly a serious research approach and one not to use lightly.
Most humanities research applies a four fold approach that ensure a broad account of things that need to be covered in any investigation.
Historical
Analytical
Critical
Theoretical
I would anticipate that any written work that accompanied an art exhibition would need to cover all four of these approaches. Hence Freud would need to be covered, in the example you give, probably four ways.
The idea that one might simply elect to leave out any one of these four accounts, simply because one wanted to, is absurd.
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