Faculty

Professor Preeti Chopra will be teaching ART HIST 103: Passages Through India MW 1:20–2:10pm. NO PREREQS! | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit. Enroll here. Description: This lecture course concentrates on India and South Asia’s global architectural histories from the ancient to the modern …

This spring, Professor Daniel Spaulding will be teaching ART HIST 556/856: From Magic to Art M 4:00–6:30pm. Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit | Email Prof. Spaulding for consent to enroll at: dmspaulding@wisc.eduDescription: From the beginning, it seems, human life has involved mimetic practices, …

Professor Steffani Bennett will be teaching ART HIST 411/775: The Floating World: A History of Japanese Prints MW 8:25–9:40am. Sophomore Standing | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit. Enroll here. Description: Technological advancements in woodblock design in seventeenth-century Japan led to a flourishing …

Professor Anna Andrzejewski will be teaching the graduate student seminar ART HIST/AFROAMER 802/ENVIR ST 922 “Historical and Cultural Methods in Environmental Research” on Tuesdays, 4:00–7:00pm. Graduate/professional standing and instructor consent is required. To enroll please email Prof. …

In ART HIST 210: A History of the World in 20 Buildings, Professor Jennifer Pruitt and her class celebrated Halloween by dressing up in costumes related to class. From left to right: Le Corbusier, the Phantom of the …

This spring, Professor Daniel Spaulding will be teaching ART HIST 303 From Pollock to Warhol: American Art 1945–1975. MWF 1:20–2:10pm | Sophomore Standing | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit. Enroll here.Description: At the end of World War II, the United …

Professor Anna Andrzejewski‘s current research project on South Florida’s leisure landscape is featured in the October 2023 edition of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies’ monthly newsletter, The Commons. You can read the full article here.

Professor Thomas Dale will be teaching ART HIST/MEDIEVAL 415/715: Death & the Afterlife this Spring 2024 semester. MW 4:00–5:15pm | Sophomore Standing | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit | Enroll here Description: Medieval Christianity was preoccupied with the care and commemoration of the dead. This …

Professor Jennifer Pruitt will be teaching ART HIST 440: Art and Power in the Arab World this Spring 2024 semester. TR 4:45–6:00pm | Sophomore Standing | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit | Enroll here Description: This course considers the use of art and architecture as an …

While in Rome, during her residency at the American Academy in Rome last year, Professor Preeti Chopra worked on a project entitled Historic Preservation, British Monuments, and the Legacy of Ancient Rome in Modern India. Her work took the shape of …