Professor Henry Drewal’s exhibition “Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths” opened November 19th, 2019 at the Musee du quai Branly Jacques Chirac in Paris, France. The exhibition will close March 20th, 2020. Prof. Drewal …
Month: November 2019
Student Spotlight: Kendra Greendeer’s “The Land Remembers Native Histories”
PhD Student, Kendra Greendeer (Ho-Chunk), considers what the land remembers and the labor of commemoration in her article “The Land Remembers Native Histories” for Edge Effects. She tackles how land-grant universities must reckon with the …
FLAS Information Sessions: Nov. 19, 2019 and Jan. 27, 2020
Funding for Foreign Language Study! Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) awards http://flas.wisc.edu Students are invited to attend upcoming information sessions to learn more about Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) awards for the study …
Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Casid speaking at ICA-Philadelphia
Professor Casid has been witness to and writing alongside the unfolding slow-programmed cycle of exhibitions that began at the Beeler Gallery in Columbus, Ohio and has moved, for its 5th chapter, to the ICA in …
Student Spotlight: Grotjan & Campus Art Exchange
Laura Grotjan (Ph.D. Student) has been working with the UW’s Division of Facilities Planning and Management on the Campus Art Exchange, and was featured in the Winter 2019 edition of “On Wisconsin.” Laura continues work …
Alumni News: Congratulations to Joan Mirviss on her New Book
Art History alumna, Joan Mirviss, has recently published a new bilingual book titled: The Allure of Japanese Contemporary Ceramics. If you would like to learn more about her work on contemporary Japanese ceramics you should …
Student Spotlight: Christy Wahl as Student Rep & DAAD/CGES Research Fellow
Christy Wahl, Ph.D. Candidate, attended the German Studies Association Conference in Portland at the beginning of October as the organization’s first Graduate Student Representative. She successfully negotiated changes in the dues structure reducing membership fees …
Prof. Andrzejewski’s 2018 Field School Class’s E-Book—Perspectives on Place: North Dakota Field School 2018
Prof. Anna Andrzejewski is proud to announce the release of the e-book for her Fall 2018 Field School class in North Dakota. The book is titled: Perspectives on Place: North Dakota Field School 2018. Please see …
Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Drewal Wins Award!!!
Evjue-Bascom Professor Henry John Drewal was recently awarded the 2019 Margaret Herz Demant African Art Award at the Detroit Institute of Arts and gave a lecture there on Sunday, October 27, 2019. He spoke about …
Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Thomas Dale’s Latest Book Pygmalion’s Power is Out!
Professor Thomas Dale’s much anticipated book, Pygmalion’s Power: Romanesque Sculpture, the Senses, and Religious Experience is now available through Penn State University Press. His book is the product of research that began over twenty years …