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Author: Heather Waldroup

Heather Waldroup is an assistant professor of art history and Women's Studies at Appalachian State University. Her writing appears in a variety of publications including Women's History Review (forthcoming), Radical Pedagogy, and The Best American Travel Writing 2004.
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08/06/2007

Chasing Gauguin’s Ghost

As a scholar, as a woman, I am disquieted by the artist. But he drew me into his erotic world. And I followed him to Polynesia.

by Heather Waldroup

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