Sonja Drimmer
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Sonja Drimmer
@sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
Associate Professor, History of Art & Architecture, UMass Amherst. http://sonjadrimmer.com/about-forte (She/her)
Don't write the tallow chandlers out of history! Think on the tallow chandlers!
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
That sounds awesome!
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I’m sorry you had to endure that.
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
He’s on the list of people I feel smug about having despised from the moment I first heard him speak.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Maybe the schtick would be that I would both teach a standard survey and also “how to get your kids to talk to you about art while you go to a museum together.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I kind of want to teach an “Intro Art History for Parents” class now. I have no idea what would make it different from regular intro to art history except that it feels like an idea with legs. Or a gimmick worth pursuing in earnest.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The world isn’t ready for this Truth, Zac/h/k.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
He brings the heat.
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I don’t think you’ve mentioned it. But I will seek out that column because it sounds great. Thank you!
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM