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i am a writer, critic, and art historian. my academic work revolves around the relation between aesthetic forms and global capitalism, specifically in post-reunification germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

before joining harvard’s department of art, film, and visual studies as a phd candidate, i studied art history and classical archaeology in berlin, paris, and berkeley. i grew up on the baltic sea and in scotland, and now live in cambridge, ma, and berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i write a substack called softshell<\/a> and collect artworks and images on tumblr<\/a>. my essays, interviews, and criticism have appeared in e-flux<\/a>, texte zur kunst<\/a>, the baffler<\/a>, x-tra<\/a>, mubi notebook<\/a>, taz<\/a>, the brooklyn rail<\/a>, BOMB<\/a>, and senses of cinema<\/a>, among others. i am an associate of harvard’s davis center<\/a> for russian and eurasian studies, a member of aica<\/a>, and a resident tutor at cabot house<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

contact: luisemoerke [at] gmail [dot] com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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