Linguistic Oddities: An Artist Explorer at Mathematics Conferences

Year: 2015 Authors: Katie McCallum

Core claim

Mathematical discourse uses spatial, physical, and metaphorical language that both frames expert thinking and creates barriers for outsiders.

Topics

mathematical language, metaphor in discourse, outsider perspective, studio response

Domains

minimal hypersurfaces, geodesics, topology, Riemannian manifolds, conceptual art, artist research, visual documentation, text-based practice

Methods

lecture observation, close reading, studio experiments, photographic notes

Media

blackboard chalk, photographs, blog posts, lecture recordings

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