In Fall 2023, Professor Jennifer Pruitt will be offering the course ART HIST 210 A History of the World in 20 Buildings | TR 4:30–5:20pm | No Prereqs! | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit. Enroll here.Description: Take a journey through space and time as we …
Student Spotlight | Levi Sherman Researches at the JFABC
At the end of March, Ph.D. Student Levi Sherman conducted research at the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection (JFABC) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. As part of his research into Germano Celant’s exhibition Book …
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Fall 2023 Course Highlight | Opera and Chinese Visual Culture
This fall semester, Professor Yuhang Li will be teaching ART HIST 411 Opera & Chinese Visual Culture | MW 2:30–3:45pm| Sophomore Standing | L&S Credit | Humanities Breadth. Enroll here.Description: This course is tailored to an exhibition on Chinese opera and textiles that will be …
Student Spotlight | Mirella Maria Publishes Book Chapter
Curating with Care is a new edited collection of essays, published by Routledge, and edited by renowned editors Lara Pery and Elke Krasny. The collection brings together insightful writings from Humanities researchers on the critical topics of “caring” and …
Fall 2023 Course Highlight | History of Western Art II: From Renaissance to Contemporary
ART HIST 202 History of Western Art II: From Renaissance to Contemporary will be taught by Professor Anna Andrzejewski this fall semester. MWF 9:55–10:45am | No Prereqs! | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit | Enroll here.Description: Come explore the many …
Alumni Update | Marsely Kehoe (Ph.D., 2012) Co-Curated Dutch Textile Trade Project
Marsely Kehoe (Ph.D., 2012) announces the launch of the Dutch Textile Trade Project, a data-driven visual textile glossary she co-curated with Carrie Anderson (Middlebury College). It examines Dutch East and West India Company economic data alongside the visual and …
Fall 2023 Course Highlight | Transmitting the Flame: Zen & the Art of Insight
This fall, Professor Steffani Bennett will be teaching ART HIST 575/875 Transmitting the Flame: Zen and the Art of Insight | R 4:30–7:00pm| Instructor consent required to enroll, email: steffani.bennett@wisc.edu.Description: The notion of “Zen” art has always embodied an inherent paradox. …
Spring 2023 Graduation Spotlight | Kendra Greendeer, Ph.D.
Kendra Greendeer, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and descendant of the Red Cliff and Fond du Lac Bands of Lake Superior Ojibwe, graduated this spring with her Ph.D. in Art History. This past semester she was …
Fall 2023 Course Highlight | First Year Friendly Courses!
Incoming Freshman? In need of a Humanities Breadth and/or L&S Credit for the fall? Check out our list of First Year Friendly/No Prerequisites required courses! Enroll at: https://enroll.wisc.edu/search?term=1242&subject=180