This scholar talk is a presentation by Hannah Feldman, Associate Professor of Art History, Northwestern University. This talk is the keynote address for the Graduate Student Art History Symposium Fictions and Frictions: The Politics and Power of Narrative. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information. This event is free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Please visit http://kam.illinois.edu for more information.