Ever Forward:

Stephen F. Eisenman

in Conversation

ONLINE

6 MARCH 2025

8 am (PST) / 11 am (EST) / 4 pm (GMT) / 5 pm (CEST)

Stephen F. Eisenman's books and articles are required reading for all who wish to learn about French impressionism and post-impressionism, British art and design, and contemporary intersections of art and politics. Since his publication of "The Intransigent Artist, or How the Impressionists Got Their Name" (1986) Eisenman has been in the vanguard of impressionism studies. In publication after publication, his scholarship has pushed us to see impressionism and its various “posts” through a critical lens. Only now is impressionism studies starting to ask the types of questions that Eisenman has long raised in relation to ecology, animality, trans identity, indigeneity, imperialism, state power, and labor history.

Alexis Clark will interview Stephen on the past, present, and future of Marxist approaches to impressionism studies and the importance of extending our academic work beyond the published page and brick-and-mortar classroom into politics – the domain of power.

So that all those in attendance can participate in conversation following the interview, Alexis and Stephen recommend reading "The Intransigent Artist, or How the Impressionists Got Their Name" (1986) or the essay “The Ecology of Impressionism” (2010). Both essays will be distributed to those who register for this event.

REGISTRATION

The online conversation will take place on Thursday 6 March 2025 at
8 am (PST) / 11 am (EST) / 4 pm (GMT) / 5 pm (CEST).

This webinar is free and open to all, but registration is required as space is limited.

Please click the button below to register for the event. You will receive a Zoom link to the email address you provide when registering. The Zoom link will be shared on 4 March 2025.

BIOGRAPHY

Stephen F. Eisenman is emeritus professor at Northwestern University and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia. He is the author of about a dozen books, including Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History (author and editor), The Temptation of Saint Redon, Gauguin’s Skirt, The Ecology of Impressionism (curator, author, editor) and The Cry of Nature: Art and the Making of Animal Rights. His latest book, with Sue Coe, is titled “The Young Person’s Illustrated Guide to American Fascism”. He is also co-founder and Director of Strategy at Anthropocene Alliance. He can be reached at s-eisenman@northwestern.edu