Art History 355: History & Theory of Photography is a first-year friendly course that has no prerequisites and can be used as a humanities breadth and L&S credit. Ph.D. Student Gabriel Chazan will be teaching this class during the …
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Alumni Update: Sophia Maxine Farmer (MA 2014, PhD 2019) Appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Sophia Maxine Farmer (M.A. 2014, Ph.D. 2019) will begin a new position this fall as Assistant Professor of Art History in the Art and Design Department at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. As the sole art historian …
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: AH/Classics 300 “The Art & Archaeology of Ancient Greece”
Art History 300/Classics 300: The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece is a first-year friendly course that has no prerequisites and can be used as a humanities breadth and L&S credit. Art History Affiliate Professor William …
Student Spotlight: Drew Narayanan Guest on Medievalists.net Podcast on Race!
Ph.D. Student Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan has been featured on a Medievalists.net Podcast! Today, we tend to associate race with skin colour. But, what did “Race” mean in the Medieval era? In an interview with Lucie Laumonier, Drew talks …
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: AH/ASIAN 379/779 “Cities of Asia”
Professor Preeti Chopra will be teaching her much anticipated course AH 379/779: Cities of Asia MW 2:30–3:45pm, L140 Elvehjem. This class is first-year friendly, no prereqs, humanities breadth and L&S credit. This semester long survey course, presents a historical …
Alumni Update: Linde B. Lehtinen (MA 2005, PhD 2014) Appointed Curator of Photography at The Huntington
We are thrilled to share the news that UW–Madison Art History alumna Linde B. Lehtinen (M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2014) has been appointed Curator of Photography at The Huntington. She has been the Assistant Curator of …
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: AH 303 Agency & Image in Asia
Art History 303: Agency & Image in Asia is a first-year friendly course that has no prerequisites and can be used as a humanities breadth and L&C credit. Ph.D. Candidate Young Kim will be teaching this class IN-PERSON …
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: AH 227 The Ends of Modernism
This fall, Professor Daniel Spaulding will teach AH 227: The Ends of Modernism IN-PERSON on Tuesdays/Thursday from 9:30–10:45am. NO PREREQS! Humanities breadth, L&S credit, and first-year friendly! This course considers the end of Modernist art as it gives way …
Faculty News: Prof. Phillips Retirement Celebration Now on YouTube!
The Department of Art History at UW–Madison, Sherry Fowler, Melissa McCormick, Julie Nelson Davis, and Laura Mueller present an exciting Zoom event to celebrate the retirement of our dear colleague and co-founder of Japan Art …
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: AH 411 “Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art”
Professor Yuhang Li‘s AH 411: Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art will be taught in-person MWF 11:00–11:50am. There are no prerequisites, humanities breadth and L&S credit. In the beginning of this century, China plays a crucial role in …