"Anna Brzyski's anthology "Partisan Canons" fills a long-recognized need in the literature on the history of art. The essays in this volume approach the canon of works of art on which the discipline is built from a variety of perspectives: how did it come about, on what principles is it built, does it have universal validity? These thoughtful and probing texts promise to afford art historians and others insight into one of the most deeply naturalized values of this profession."--Keith Moxey, author of "The Practice of Persuasion: Paradox and Power in Art History"