Robert Farris Thompson

American historian.
Died on Monday December 6th 2021

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@DEShellenberger: "Beginning with a Ford Foundation fellowship to Nigeria in the 1960s, Thompson conducted extensive field research i… - 4 years ago

@ockfen: Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson - also known as "Funky Bob" and "Master T" - has died at 88.  Robert Far… - 4 years ago

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@umichMichele: A stirring tribute to Master T. - 4 years ago

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@dvdngng: RT @HenryLouisGates: Robert Farris Thompson, ‘Guerrilla Scholar’ of African Art, Dies at 88 - 4 years ago

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@nicholasbirns: Robert Farris Thompson, ‘Guerrilla Scholar’ of African Art, Dies at 88 - The New York Times - 4 years ago

@DashDeCosta: He wrote of African civilizations as varied ethical, philosophical and aesthetic systems. To grasp required a “guer… - 4 years ago

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@Twister23453594: RT @HenryLouisGates: Robert Farris Thompson, ‘Guerrilla Scholar’ of African Art, Dies at 88 - 4 years ago

@languagehat: Robert Farris Thompson, RIP. - 4 years ago

@RayPride: "Flash of the Spirit"'s Robert Farris Thompson was 88. - 4 years ago

@dgalatin: Let's raise a glass to the memory of Master T. Ashé!! Robert Farris Thompson, ‘Guerrilla Scholar’ of African Art,… - 4 years ago

@MimoCT: T’s energy stayed strong to the end. He taught well into his 80s, and in 2018 he was researching Afro-Atlantic infl… - 4 years ago

@outseide: I read Thompson’s book, Flash of the Spirit, as an undergrad and also got to hear him speak at Oberlin. After I mov… - 4 years ago

@Bonn1eGreer: RT @Bonn1eGreer: #RobertFarrisThompson has crossed over. His book #FlashOfTheSpirit-changed my life. HE invented term: #BlackAtlantic. Flue… - 4 years ago

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@TheDailyPres: Robert Farris Thompson, ‘Guerrilla Scholar’ of African Art, Dies at 88 - 4 years ago

@DeanValdesMHC: RT @DrTLee: “Love, and also religious passion as an aspect of love, far from destroying objectivity, can push us to an objectivity beyond a… - 4 years ago

@RachelDonadio: RIP Robert Thompson. His Black Atlantic Visual Tradition class @Yale was electrifying, unforgettable. I became fasc… - 4 years ago

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@seshbennu: Robert Farris Thompson, ‘Guerrilla Scholar’ of African Art, Dies at 88 - 4 years ago

@grantcopywriter: #RobertFarrisThompson, ‘Guerrilla Scholar’ of African Art, Dies at 88. RIP. - The New York Times - 4 years ago

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@tonimoore1: Marked as to-read: Flash of the Spirit by Robert Farris Thompson - 4 years ago

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@tonyacanada: One of my Yale faves, from the power of red to the beauty of Yoruba, drum on. RIP, Master T. - 4 years ago

@xavier_kahn: @psychonegraut speaking of which - 4 years ago

@mschleifer13: RT @HenryLouisGates: Robert Farris Thompson, pioneer in study of African and Afro-Atlantic art - 4 years ago

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@dance_edit: African-arts scholar Robert Farris Thompson, longtime Yale professor and winner of the Congress on Research in Danc… - 4 years ago

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@Kazembe: Flash of the Spirit is a perennial classic. RIP. - 4 years ago

@csgfunk: RT @Walterkjazz: Robert Farris Thompson, Greg Tate, Barry Harris … all world-shapers, like there’s a rush for the exit going on. - 4 years ago

@Walterkjazz: Robert Farris Thompson, Greg Tate, Barry Harris … all world-shapers, like there’s a rush for the exit going on. - 4 years ago

@WoodyHaut: @adamshatz Agreed. Only last week was reading Greg Tate’s chapter on Robert Farris Thompson in Flyboy… Hard to think that now both are gone. - 4 years ago

@JazzOnTheTube: Remembering Robert Farris Thompson (1932–2021) Video: - 4 years ago

@fugitivephilo: RT @DeanValdesMHC: Robert Farris Thompson Julius Scott Greg Tate May they rest in peace, as we continue to learn from how they lived the… - 4 years ago

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@garotomaginario: O acadêmico de artes africanas Robert Farris Thompson morre aos 88 anos - DIAL NEWS - 4 years ago

@hugofnyc: Robert Farris Thompson, preeminent scholar of African art history, dies at 88 - Yale Daily News - 4 years ago

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@EarlOfEdgecombe: RT @AfricanaCarr: As Robert Farris Thompson begins his journey into ancestorhood, we reflect on his powerful contributions to helping us re… - 4 years ago

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@DrTLee: Hard week for those who study the African diaspora! Robert Farris Thompson, preeminent scholar of African art histo… - 4 years ago

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@3rdChapterProj: Robert Farris Thompson, a scholar of African arts, has died at 88: - 4 years ago

@johnpaulmeyers: Geez, I just finished my last class in my Af Am music survey, and I had a quick "in memoriam" slide to acknowledge… - 4 years ago

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@infrapolitics: RT @DeanValdesMHC: Robert Farris Thompson Julius Scott Greg Tate May they rest in peace, as we continue to learn from how they lived the… - 4 years ago

@ProteanIntl: It also happens to be the perfect lens through which to understand the impact of Robert Farris Thompson, Julius Scott, and Greg Tate. - 4 years ago

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@DrARWashington: RT @DeanValdesMHC: Robert Farris Thompson Julius Scott Greg Tate May they rest in peace, as we continue to learn from how they lived the… - 4 years ago

@dem8z: RT @snelsonus: And there is his razor sharp 1984 review of Robert Farris Thompson's "Flash of the Spirit." - 4 years ago

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@sgfitz2: RT @JulieDash: @CCCADI #Daughters_of_The_Dust would not have been the same with the work of Dr. Robert Farris Thompson. may he Rest in Powe… - 4 years ago

@sgfitz2: RT @CCCADI: A true friend of CCCADI & ally to our community, he spoke of the invaluable contributions of African people, our traditions & h… - 4 years ago

@LamandaP1: RT @DeanValdesMHC: Robert Farris Thompson Julius Scott Greg Tate May they rest in peace, as we continue to learn from how they lived the… - 4 years ago

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@quinsyg: RT @DeanValdesMHC: Robert Farris Thompson Julius Scott Greg Tate May they rest in peace, as we continue to learn from how they lived the… - 4 years ago

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@DiverseIssues: Dr. Robert Farris Thompson, professor emeritus of African American studies and former Colonel John Trumbull Profess… - 4 years ago

@kwelijournal: RT @blackpotmojo: IN MEMORIAM: Robert Farris Thompson, Renowned Professor of African American Studies - - 4 years ago

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@XineYaoPhD: RT @Reighangillam: "But Thompson considered himself foremost a respectful observer and relished in disposing with racist notions of “primit… - 4 years ago

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@SistateacherP: RT @AfricanaCarr: As Robert Farris Thompson begins his journey into ancestorhood, we reflect on his powerful contributions to helping us re… - 4 years ago

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@SarasotaLove: RT @CCCADI: A true friend of CCCADI & ally to our community, he spoke of the invaluable contributions of African people, our traditions & h… - 4 years ago

@RichardScheinin: RT @eugeneholley: Robert Farris Thompson, the legendary art historian of the African Diaspora, and author of the ground-breaking book, Flas… - 4 years ago

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@HenryLouisGates: Robert Farris Thompson, pioneer in study of African and Afro-Atlantic art - 4 years ago

@emilyraboteau: Rest In Peace, Robert Farris Thompson. You brought joy into the academy. I learned so much from you. - 4 years ago

@PRHSecondaryEd: RT @PRHHigherEd: Sending our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Robert Farris Thompson. - 4 years ago

@PRHHigherEd: Sending our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Robert Farris Thompson. - 4 years ago

@BlackTzedek: Interesting read. IN MEMORIAM: Robert Farris Thompson, Renowned Professor of African American Studies | | Post New… - 4 years ago

@KeishaGaye1: RT @blackpotmojo: IN MEMORIAM: Robert Farris Thompson, Renowned Professor of African American Studies - - 4 years ago

@Felandus: It is hard to believe that Robert Farris Thompson has transitioned. He was the first lecture that I heard at Yale a… - 4 years ago

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@eugeneholley: Robert Farris Thompson, the legendary art historian of the African Diaspora, and author of the ground-breaking book… - 4 years ago

@ndukaa1: Latest News in Black Art: Remembering Virgil Abloh and Robert Farris Thompson, Sanford Biggers Wins Heinz Award, Ne… - 4 years ago

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@BlackPressUSA: RT @OaklandPostNews: IN MEMORIAM: Robert Farris Thompson, Renowned Professor of African American Studies - @OmarSo… - 4 years ago

@OaklandPostNews: IN MEMORIAM: Robert Farris Thompson, Renowned Professor of African American Studies - - 4 years ago

@minimumwageMA: I had no idea Robert Farris Thompson had passed! Flash of the Spirit is seminal text for art historians that study African and American art. - 4 years ago