Pre-Modern and Contemporary Race and Racism in Five Objects (Panel Discussion)

In the wake of the white supremacist demonstrations in Charlottesville (2017), and the murder of George Floyd (2020), this panel considers what 5 objects of art and literature reveal about intersections between pre-modern and contemporary ideas about race, racism and cultural difference. There will be brief 5-minute presentations by panelists followed by discussion.

Panelists:
Nandini Pandey (Professor, Classics/CANES): “Staging Diversity in the Roman Colosseum.”
Thomas Dale (Professor, Art History): “Representing Racial Subjugation in Medieval Sculpture from Saint Mark’s in Venice.”
Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan (Ph.D. Student, Art History): “Frazetta’s “Death Dealer” and White Nationalist Iconography in the US Military.”
Maxwell Gray (Ph.D. Candidate, English): “Beowulf, Madison, Wisconsin, 1878.”
Faisal Abdu’allah (Professor, Art, & Faculty Director, The Studio): “Re-imagining the Last Supper.”