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The artist as shaman: the work of Joseph Beuys and Marcus Coates (2010)
Book Chapter
Walters, V. (2010). The artist as shaman: the work of Joseph Beuys and Marcus Coates. In A. Schneider, & C. Wright (Eds.), Between Art and Anthropology. Oxford: Berg

In this essay, I reflect on Joseph Beuys and Marcus Coates’ engagement with the ethnographic side of the shaman’s role, discussing the way in which each could be said, in different ways and for different reasons, to ‘adopt’ or refer to it in their ar... Read More about The artist as shaman: the work of Joseph Beuys and Marcus Coates.

Working 'in the opposite direction': Joseph Beuys in the field (2010)
Journal Article
Walters, V. (2010). Working 'in the opposite direction': Joseph Beuys in the field. Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, 19(2), 22-43. https://doi.org/10.3167/ajec.2010.190203

This paper will argue that revisiting the ideas and practice of the twentieth-century German artist Joseph Beuys is germane to contemporary discussions of place and human ecology in anthropology. Through an exploration of work undertaken by the artis... Read More about Working 'in the opposite direction': Joseph Beuys in the field.