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Art History Lecture: Ray Hernández-Durán “Catholics, Conservatives, and the Academy of San Carlos”
We are so excited to be welcoming Prof. Ray Hernández-Durán back to Madison! Prof. Hernández-Durán completed his Master of Arts in Art History at UW–Madison in 1994, where he worked with Prof. Emeritus Henry Drewal …
TOMORROW: “Far From Jerusalem” Lecture by Prof. Asa Mittman at 5pm CST
Art Historian Prof. Asa Mittman will be presenting his lecture “Far From Jerusalem: The Exclusion of Jews on Christian Maps.” Medieval Christian maps use principles of inclusion and exclusion to generate fictions of collective identity. …
Student Spotlight: Ph.D. Student Özlem Eren Publishes Case Study in “The Encyclopedia of the Global Middle Ages”
Ph.D. Student Özlem Eren has published a case study about the Russian triptych with the Mandylion (1637), currently located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, in the Bloomsbury Medieval Studies’ The …
TOMORROW: Howard S. Schwartz Memorial Annual Lecture Series with Prof. Bess Williamson
TOMORROW: Join us for the latest lecture in the Howard S. Schwartz Memorial Annual Lecture Series with Prof. Bess Williamson. Please email Prof. Jennifer Pruitt at jpruitt@wisc.edu for the Zoom link. We can’t wait to …
Prof. Asa Mittman Lecture: “Far From Jerusalem: The Exclusion of Jews on Christian Maps”
*Open to the general public* Prof. Asa S. Mittman (Art History, California State University-Chico), authority on medieval monsters will give a public lecture “Far from Jerusalem: The Exclusion of Jews on Christian Maps.” Medieval Christian …
Student Spotlight: Fernanda Villarroel (Ph.D. Candidate) Awarded AAUW Grant
Ph.D. Candidate Fernanda Villarroel has been awarded a highly competitive American Association of University Women (AAUW) dissertation fellowship. Though she must decline the fellowship as she is already finishing her dissertation “Figurations of the Feminine in Contemporary …
Schwartz Lecture: Prof. Bess Williamson “Histories of Access & Who Has It”
We are a week away from the second lecture in the Howard S. Schwartz Memorial Annual Lecture Series! Prof. Bess Williamson will be giving her talk “Histories of Access & Who Has It” at 7:00pm …
Faculty News: Artwork Purchased in Honor of Prof. Emeritus Henry Drewal
Professor Emeritus Henry Drewal was honored by the Chazen Museum of Art through the purchase of Twins Seven-Seven (Nigerian, Yoruba, 1944–2011)’s Dogo the Kidnapper, 1968–69. Prof. Drewal has provided immeasurable service to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Chazen Museum of …
Student Spotlight: Ph.D. Student Drew Narayanan’s Middle French Translation
Ph.D. Student Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan has recently translated a section from Guillaume de Nangis’ Life of St. Louis. Pre-dating Louis’ more famous biography by Jean de Joinville, the chronicle celebrates the life, accomplishments and sometimes miraculous abilities …