Disclaimer: I only recommend things and people I genuinely think are awesome!
Books
Here is my Big List of recommended books and materials for students, researchers, emerging professionals, and established scholars whose interests lay within early-modern French visual and material histories.
Click the link to be forwarded to a Google Doc that lists the resources. I add to this document regularly as I encounter new books and products. If you know of a book or product you think I should explore or consider, feel free to contact me via my About page.
If you purchase any of the books or materials detailed in the Google Doc via the links I have provided, Amazon gives me financial support generated from the sales which I use to cover the blog’s operating costs and fund side projects and upgrades. The Charette Cabinet runs on a ‘not for loss’ basis.
Support Networks
With the uncertainty of job security and even scarcity of employment opportunities within the academic and museological realms, compounded by the volatility of the global economy and international events, it’s no wonder why those in the art historical discipline and its adjacent fields who are within their early career stages (like myself) have become wary, less confident, and even fiercely competitive with their own disciplinary colleagues.
Despite their unwavering passion for and persistent dedication to their practices and scholarship, those within the wider art historical discipline and its adjacent fields can be particularly susceptible to endure stressful and emotionally-tolling conditions of unrivaled magnitude.
This is all the more reason why resources for help and support have become ever more essential, which I am so pleased to share with you all here:
Mental Health
- To immediately connect with anyone about anything wherever you may be, consider taking a glance at Unsuicide – a global directory of helplines and chatboxes free to access.
- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is absolutely supurb! This network provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness to all individuals and families affected by mental illness. A beloved friend of mine works with NAMI!
- The National Grad Crisis Line, launched by Grad Resources, is specifically tailored to providing support, counseling, and crisis-care to graduate/postgraduate-level students who may find themselves overwhelmed by or struggling with the unique demands of research, teaching and other challenges associated with their pursuit of a master’s or PhD.
Professional Development
- The College Art Association (CAA)
- The American Alliance of Museums
- Association for Art History
- Association of Art Historians
- Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art (AHNCA)
- The International Council of Museums (ICOM)
- Association for Art Museum Curators
- Soooo many more here!
As I have indicated on the About page, amongst the many aims and purposes of this blog, a pivotal one entails promoting a sense of togethernes, collectivism, and companionship. It is here that I recommend and deeply encourage all who have read this far to continuously devote themselves in locating and engaging with the various unique ways that can strengthen our innate human goodness. Building strong and unwavering systems of support, and cultivating worlds of empathy and loving kindness, is most critical to anyone anywhere – and especially to those whose careers have just begun to glimmer and grow amidst the backdrop of a grim and often gruesome world.
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” Maya Angelou
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