Emeritus Professor David Bell

Publications

Bell, D. (2022, September). Chinese print media arts since 2000: Moving forward, looking back. Verbal presentation at the Changing Arts, Changing China Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D., & Smith, J. (2020). Learning beyond museum walls: Virtual excursions at Te Papa Tongarewa. In C. Koh (Ed.), Diversifying learner experience: A kaleidoscope of instructional approaches and strategies. (pp. 121-135). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-9861-6_7 Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. R., & Smith, J. K. (2020). Inside the digital learning laboratory: New directions in museum education. Curator, 63(3), 371-386. doi: 10.1111/cura.12376 Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2020). A new vision: Modern Japanese prints from the Heriot collection. Tuhinga, 31, 91-112. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2019). [Review of the book Painting the floating world: Ukiyo-e masterpieces from the Weston Collection]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 21(2), 85-87. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2019). White Rabbit, contemporary Chinese arts and soft power in Sydney's Chippendale. In J. Beattie, R. Bullen & M. Galikowski (Eds.), China in Australasia: Cultural diplomacy and Chinese arts since the Cold War. (pp. 133-150). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2019). China in Dunedin: Contemporary Chinese art at Dunedin Public Art Gallery. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 21(2), 71-81. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2019). Floating world at Te Papa: the Heriot collection. Tuhinga, 30, 56-81. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D., Britt, C., Langdon, M., Palmer, A., & Rusholme, S. (2019). Early years, art learning, and museums: Principles and practices. International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, 1(1), 7. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D., Britt, C., Langdon, M., Palmer, A., & Rusholme, S. (2019). Art as dialogue: Early years, art learning, and museums [Panel discussion]. International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, [Full Paper] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bell, D. (2018). Finding Iki: Iki and the floating world. In M. Nguyen (Ed.), New essays in Japanese aesthetics. (pp. 369-381). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2018). Katsushika Hokusai and a poetics of nostalgia. In E. M. Grierson (Ed.), Activating aesthetics. (pp. 75-91). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. R. (2018). Conformity and invention: Learning and creative practice in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Japanese visual arts. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 52(1), 1-21. doi: 10.5406/jaesteduc.52.1.0001 Journal - Research Article

Bell, D., & Stocker, M. (2018). Rising sun at Te Papa: The Heriot collection of Japanese art. Tuhinga, (29), 50-76. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D., Bell, H., Collins, L., & Spencer, A. (2018). Young children's experiences with contemporary art. International Journal of Education through Art, 14(2), 145-159. doi: 10.1386/eta.14.2.145_1 Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2018). [Review of the book The Japanese garden]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 20(1), 113-114. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2018). Learning Chinese visual culture in a transnational world. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 50(14), 1401-1402. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2018.1459503 Journal - Research Other

Bailey, D., Bell, D., Fagan, T., Smith, J., & Young, M. (2018). Transforming education at the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa: Innovation and experimentation through Hīnātore Learning Lab. Proceedings of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI): Deepening School Change for Scaling: Principles, Pathways & Partnerships. Retrieved from https://www.icsei.net/index.php?id=1869 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bell, D. (2018). Locating and relocating cultural engagements in a transnational age. Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities (ACAH2018): Recentering: Asian Spaces Cultures & Ideas in the 21st Century. (pp. 267-279). [Full Paper] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bell, D. (2017). Rethinking Yayoi Kusama: Neuroaesethetics, Asobi, and the creative practice. International Journal of Arts Theory & History, 12(3), 9-19. doi: 10.18848/2326-9952/CGP/v12i03/9-19 Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. R. (2017). Aesthetic encounters and learning in the museum. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 49(8), 776-787. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2016.1214899 Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2017). [Review of the book Hokusai's lost manga]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 19(1), 130-131. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. R. (2017). Learning from artist models in the early years. Proceedings of the 7th Biennial International Conference on Art in Early Childhood. (pp. 10). Paro, Bhutan: Centre for Educational Research & Development, Paro College of Education. Retrieved from http://www.pce.edu.bt/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2016). Museums, art, and learning between cultures: Questions, opportunities and pathways for aesthetic, inter-cultural and museum-situated learning. International Journal of Arts Education, 11(2), 27-38. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. R. (2016). Learning, play, and creativity: Asobi, Suzuki Harunobu, and the creative practice. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 50(4), 86-113. Journal - Research Article

Renner, S., & Bell, D. (2016). Joining in the dance: What can learned from high self-efficacy teachers about teaching dance? Curriculum Matters, 12, 46-60. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2016). [Review of the book Hokusai]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 18(1), 120-123. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D., Bell, H., Collins, L., & Spencer, A. (2016). Learning with Yayoi Kusama. ecARTnz, (15), 3-5. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2016). Rethinking Yayoi: Neuroaesthetics, asobi, and the creative practice. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Arts in Society Conference. Retrieved from http://cgpublisher.com/conferences/366/proposals/168/index_html Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2015). Faces of loyalty: Utagawa Kunisada's Seichū Gishi-den; Conformity and innovation in the Ukiyo-e portrait. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), 75-94. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book Hokusai's Great Wave: Biography of a global icon]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), 135-137. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book Partners in print: Artistic collaboration in the Ukiyo-e market]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), 128-131. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book The aesthetics of strangeness: Eccentricity and madness in early modern Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(1), 115-118. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book The Marunobu decade: A catalogue of woodcuts by Suzuki Harunobu and his followers in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(1), 148-151. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2015). Katsushika Hokusai and a poetics of nostalgia. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 47(6), 579-595. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2014.964158 Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2014). Hokusai and Fuji: Cognition, convention and pictorial invention in Japanese pictorial arts. In P. P. L. Tinio & J. K. Smith (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of the psychology of aesthetics and the arts. (pp. 562-588). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2014). Chaos, Kawaii, and cultural memory. International Journal of Arts Theory & History, 8(2), 11-21. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2014). Japan in New Zealand: Collecting art in times of conflict. Script & Print, 38(3), 159-176. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2014). Kinsey and the collectors: Sir Joseph Kinsey and collecting Ukiyo-e in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 16(2), 121-140. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2014). [Review of the book The face of Jizō: Image and cult in medieval Japanese Buddhism]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 16(1), 140-143. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2014). [Review of the book The seven Tengu scrolls: Evil and the rhetoric of legitimacy in medieval Japanese Buddhism]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 16(1), 168-171. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2013). Inquiry strategies for learning about art. ANZAAE Journal, 23(1). Retrieved from http://www.arteducators.org.nz/?p=450 Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2013). [Review of the book Obtaining images: Art, production and display in Edo Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 15(1), 145-149. [Book Review]. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2013). [Review of the book Passionate friendship: The aesthetics of girls' culture in Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 15(1), 149-153. [Book Review]. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2013). Fireflies on the water: Aesthetic learning and researching between disciplines. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) National Conference: Creativity in Research: Generative Inquiries for Educational Futures. Retrieved from http://www.nzare.org.nz/conference2013/keynotes.html Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2013). Kawaii, chaos and cultural memory. Proceedings of the 8th International Arts in Society Conference. Retrieved from http://artsinsociety.com/2013-conference/program-and-events/list-of-accepted-proposals Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2012). Chūshinguraand Ukiyo-e. Representing Kanadehon Chūshingura in Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. In A. Görlich (Ed.), Treasury of loyal retainers: The drama of the 47 Ronin. (pp. 25-33). Kraków, Poland: Manggha. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2012). Bella King in Japan and China: Travelling and collecting in the early twentieth century. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 14(2), 67-85. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2012). Talking about art with young people: Conversational strategies for aesthetic learning in early childhood settings. International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, 4(1). Retrieved from http://artinearlychildhood.org/187/1/ Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2012). [Review of the book Reading the Tale of Gengi: Its picture scrolls, texts and romance]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 14(2), 141-145. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2012). [Review of the book Teaching Asian art: Content, context and pedagogy]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 14(1), 110-113. [Book Review]. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2011). Representing cultures: Seeing East Asian art in New Zealand. In P. Voci & J. Leckie (Eds.), Localizing Asia in Aotearoa. (pp. 116-133). Wellington, New Zealand: Dunmore. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2011). Building critical inquiry in art: Visual thinking strategies and talking about art. ANZAAE Journal, 21(1), 14-18. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2011). Like yin and yang: Inquiring and knowing in learning about art. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 6(2), 211-224. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2011). Midnight at the museum: Museums and authentic arts learning experiences. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 5(6), 57-70. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2011). Seven ways to talk about art: One conversation and seven questions for talking about art in early childhood settings. International Journal of Education through Art, 7(1), 41-54. doi: 10.1386/eta.7.1.41_1 Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2011). War on the Liaodong Peninsula: Senso-E of the Russo-Japanese war. Journal of New Zealand Studies in Japan, 143-157. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2011). [Review of the book Dreams and diversions: Essays on Japanese woodblock prints from the San Diego Museum of Arts]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 13(2), 99-101. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2011). [Review of the book Straight from the heart: Gender, intimacy, and the cultural production of Shōjo manga]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 13(2), 106-108. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2011). Editorial. ANZAAE Journal, 21(1), 3-4. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2011). Dr Jill Smith: The ANZAAE Award for Sustained Leadership and Outstanding Contribution to Art Education in Aotearoa New Zealand. ANZAAE Journal, 21(2). Retrieved from http://arteducators.org.nz/award.html Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2011). Questions from museums: Gallery educators' conversations about art. ecARTnz, (4), 6-7. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2011). Making your gallery visits count: Building purposeful art gallery learning experiences. ANZAAE Journal, 21(2). [Full Paper] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bell, D. (2011). A magpie disposition: Collecting Japan in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Historical Association Conference: Past Tensions: Reflections on Making History. Retrieved from http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/NZHA2011/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2010). 'The beautiful stars at night': The glittering artistic world of Yayoi Kusama. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 12(2), 81-93. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2010). Conversations for appreciating art: Looking, talking and understanding. Australian Art Education, 33(1), 29-43. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2010). Five reasons to take young children to the art gallery and five things to do when you are there. Australian Art Education, 33(2), 87-111. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2010). Visual arts education in New Zealand: Curriculum, promise and challenge. Curriculum Matters, 6, 28-47. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2010/11). A great day out: Making the best of your museum visit. Scope: Art & Design, 5 & 6, 160-169. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2010). [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 20(1), 3-4. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2010). [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 20(2), 3. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2010). [Review of the book In pursuit of universalism: Yorozu Tetsugarō and Japanese modern art]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 12(1), 155-158. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2010). Inquiry investigation as critical learning [Review of the book Looking at art in the classroom: Art investigations from the Guggenheim Museum]. ANZAAE Journal, 20(2), 4-5. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2009). Ando Hiroshige [Shono-hakuu (Driving rain at Shono station)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 96). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). attrib. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Flayed bonito. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 58). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Mt. Fuji from a cave (Dōchū no Fuji) 1834: From Series 'One hundred views of Mt. Fuji' (Fugaku Hyakkei). In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 60). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). Katsushika Hokusai [Sanku hakuu (Rainstorm beneath the summit)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 95). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). Kitagawa Utamaro [Orian and Kamuro (A courtesan and her maid)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 87). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). Suzuki Harunobu [Settsu Kinuta-no Tamagawa (Kinuta Crystal River in Settsu Province)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 86). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). Urbane Pleasures. In Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 39-43). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, 1786-1864): From series: 'A mirror of modern make-up trends' (Imafū keshō kagami): Woman removing her eyebrows; Woman blackening her teeth. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 66). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1791-1861): From series: 'Woman in waterfall-striped fashions whose earnest prayers would be answered' (Daigan jōju arigataki-jima): Woman praying, and umbrella under her arm; Woman passing through a curtain; Woman holding a ring of Hozuki. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 68). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D., & Bullen, R. (2009). Play. In Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 33-38). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury. Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). Confronting/constructing curriculum: Curriculum constructs and meeting the needs of learners in art education in New Zealand. Scope: Art & Design, 4, 59-65. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2009). Looking and understanding: New Zealand views of Japan through Ukiyo-e. Journal of New Zealand Art History, 30, 54-67. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D., & Rohan, T. (2009). Leaving the safety zone: Trans-cultural encounters in arts education. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 4(3), 87-97. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2009). [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 19(2), 3. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2009). Diversity, challenge and innovation in visual arts education [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 19(1), 3. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2008). Ukiyo-e in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(1), 28-53. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2008). Framing the land in Japan and New Zealand. Journal of New Zealand Studies in Japan, 15, 60-73. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2008). The source and the period eye: New perspectives on Japanese visual culture. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(2), 132-158. Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2008). [Review of the book Japanese erotic fantasies: Sexual imagery of the Edo period]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(1), 150-158. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2008). [Review of the book Kingdom of beauty: Mingei and the politics of folk art in Imperial Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(1), 144-149. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2008). How to look at a Japanese picture. NZAHTA Newsletter. (September), (pp. 8-11). Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Art History Teachers' Association. [Full Paper] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bell, D. (2007). Hokusai's project: The articulation of pictorial space. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental, 188p. Authored Book - Research

Bell, D. (2007). [Review of the book Heian Japan: Centers and Peripheries]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 9(2), 193-199. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2006). [Review of the exhibition West Meets East: Images of China and Japan, 1570 to 1920]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 8(1), 122-126. Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2004). Ukiyo-e explained. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental, 322p. Authored Book - Research

Bell, D. (2004). Review of the book Gender and power in the Japanese visual field. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 5(2), 197-200. Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. R. (2001). Chushingura and the Floating World: The Representation of Kanadehon Chushingura in Ukiyo-e Prints. Surrey: Japan Library, 170p. Authored Book - Research

Bell, D. (2000). Art in education: An essay celebrating one hundred and twenty-five years of art education at the Dunedin College of Education [Bulletin of New Zealand Art History: Special Series No. 5]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Hocken Library, 76p. Authored Book - Research

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