In this episode of In the Foreground, Caro Fowler (Starr Director of the Research and Academic Program at the Clark Art Institute) speaks with Mieke Bal, a cultural theorist, critic, and video artist. Mieke's work focuses on gender, migratory culture, psychoanalysis, and the critique of capitalism. In this conversation, Mieke discusses her early influences and reflects on what drew her to filmmaking. She describes the intersections between art history and the cinematic, and delves into several of her video projects, including a “film about thinking” on Hubert Damisch. Additionally, she reflects on how for her writing, filmmaking, and curating represent distinct modes of thinking and making.