Description: This pathfinding interpretation of Havana's foundational site brings the first extensive and direct application of contemporary heritage studies to the analysis of colonial Latin American visual culture.
Brief description: Paul Niell is Assistant Professor of Art History at Florida State University. He is the coeditor, with Stacie Widdifield, of Buen Gusto and Classicism in the Visual Cultures of Latin America, 1780-1910.
Review Quotes: "[T]his book offers a sweeping and carefully researched volume that will appear to scholars in art history, Latin American Studies, cultural studies, urban studies and related fields. It reflects the efforts of a determined scholar who aims to link the local, plaza, city, colony, and ultimately (Spanish) empire scales of analysis. This work will force veteran scholars to rethink their assessment of Spanish colonial spaces, and will guide younger scholars too."-- "European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies" (4/1/2016 12:00:00 AM)