This spring, Professor Kristin Phillips-Court will be teaching ART HIST 320 Italian Renaissance Art TR 5:00–6:15pm | Sophomore Standing | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit | Enroll here.Description: This course examines early modern Italian art (painting, sculpture, architecture) from roughly 1250 to 1580. …
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Spring 2024 Course Highlight | Theater and Religion in Chinese Art
Professor Yuhang Li will be teaching ART HIST 576/876: Theater and Religion in Chinese Art TR 5:00–7:30pm. Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit | Instructor Consent Required. Email Professor Li for consent to enroll at: yuhang@wisc.eduDescription: Theater and religions are inseparable throughout Chinese …
Faculty News | Prof. Andrzejewski to Speak at Art Deco Weekend
Professor Anna Andrzejewski will be speaking on “The Florida House” as part of Art Deco Weekend in January. Her paper comes from her manuscript on the history of Florida vacation and retirement communities. It is sponsored by …
Spring 2024 Course Highlight | History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
This spring, Professor Thomas Dale will be teaching ART HIST 201 History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals MWF 11:00–11:40am | First Year Friendly | NO PREREQS | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit | Enroll here.Description: Why and how were the …
Spring 2024 Course Highlight | Intro to Curatorial Studies
Professor Anna Campbell will be teaching ART HIST 103: Intro to Curatorial Studies TR 2:30–3:45pm. NO PREREQS! | First Year Friendly | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit. Enroll here. Description: When we visit an exhibition, how does the curation of the artworks …
Spring 2024 Course Highlight | Colonialism, Indigeneity, Postmodernism
This spring, Dr. David Norman will be teaching ART HIST 500/800: Colonialism, Indigeneity, Postmodernism TR 9:30–10:45pm. Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit | Email Dr. Norman for consent to enroll at: dnorman3@wisc.eduDescription: This course will revisit the history of contemporary art in the Americas …
Spring 2024 Course Highlight | Passages Through India
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 …
Spring 2024 Course Highlight | From Magic to Art
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, …
Student Spotlight | Tania Kolarik & Claire Kilgore to Present at ICMS 2024
Ph.D. Candidates Tania Kolarik and Claire Kilgore will each be presenting papers at the 59th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in May 2024. Both of their papers will incorporate their textile research that they completed this …
Spring 2024 Course Highlight | The Floating World: A History of Japanese Prints
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 …