Eunsong Kim's "The Politics of Collecting" (Interview)
Sat Nov 01 2025
*Note: The Getty was meant to collect pre-20th century Western European art, not just 19th century Western European art, as per Paul Getty's will*
In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Eunsong Kim, Associate Professor of English at Northeastern, to discuss her new book, "The Politics of Collecting: Race and the Aestheticization of Property."
You can purchase it from the publisher here who's currently holding a sale (not a sponsorship): https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/3382/The-Politics-of-CollectingRace-and-the
You can access Offshoot Journal with this link: https://offshootjournal.org/
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*Note: The Getty was meant to collect pre-20th century Western European art, not just 19th century Western European art, as per Paul Getty's will* In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Eunsong Kim, Associate Professor of English at Northeastern, to discuss her new book, "The Politics of Collecting: Race and the Aestheticization of Property." You can purchase it from the publisher here who's currently holding a sale (not a sponsorship): https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/3382/The-Politics-of-CollectingRace-and-the You can access Offshoot Journal with this link: https://offshootjournal.org/