On June 3rd, Ph.D. student Levi Sherman presented at the College Book Art Association’s annual symposium. As part of a panel titled “What if we…? Shared Dreaming as Public Good,” Levi’s presentation connected Artists Books Conversations (ABC) — …
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Report from the Field | Kolarik & Kilgore Conduct Fieldwork in the Alps
This May, Ph.D. Candidates Tania Kolarik and Claire Kilgore drove through the Alps along the Brenner Pass that connected Venice to the German speaking regions of northern Europe to study the cross-cultural exchange that took place during the late …
Student Spotlight | Ehsan Behbahani-Nia Traveling in the Balkans
Ph.D. student, Ehsan Behbahani-Nia, is embarking on a journey across the Balkans as part of the Connecting Art Histories–Beyond the Northern Aegean initiative, sponsored by the Getty Foundation. From May 31 to June 11 2023, Ehsan …
Student Spotlight | Mirella Maria at Feminist Methodologies Seminar in Vienna
In mid-April, Ph.D. Student Mirella Maria was invited as a Lecturer at the Feminist Methodologies Seminar, organized by Prof. Dr. Elke Krasny and the University of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria. Mirella shared her research in the fields …
Student Spotlight | Özlem Eren Receives Travel Awards for Summer Dissertation Research
Ph.D. Candidate Özlem Eren received the CREECA Graduate Student Short-Term Research Award for 2023, the Graduate School Student Research Grants Competition Combined Award, and the Margaret Davidson Schorger Award for dissertation research in Northern Italy and …
Student Spotlight | Claire Kilgore Receives MAA Travel Award
Claire Kilgore (Ph.D. Candidate, Art History) received the 2023 Helen Maud Cam Dissertation Grant from the Medieval Academy of America! This grant supported research travel to Munich, Vienna, and Mariazell, as well as Bolzano (South …
Student Spotlight | UW–Madison Art History at ICMS Kalamazoo
Ph.D. Candidate Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan co-organized and presented in the roundtable “Revisiting a Racialized Camelot: Lesser-Known “Knights of Color” and Addressing Lacunas in Our Approaches,” along with participating in the virtual roundtable “Accessing Avalon Today: Best Practices …
Student Spotlight | Tania Kolarik New Web Designer for AVISTA
Tania Kolarik (Ph.D. Candidate) has been appointed as the new web designer for The Association Villard de Honnecourt for the Interdisciplinary Study of Technology, Science, and Art (AVISTA), which is comprised of medieval architectural historians. Tania …