It’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and we encourage you to attend this year’s MLK Symposium “An Evening with Nikole Hannah-Jones” on Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 at 6:30pm CT. It will be an evening of …
Spring 2022 Course Highlight | Ancient Architectural Practice
This spring, Professor Nick Cahill will be teaching the seminar AH 505/805 “Ancient Architectural Practice,” T 4:00–6:30pm, humanities breadth and L&S credit. When visiting an ancient site for the first or even the thousandth time, most people’s immediate response is, …
Mark Your Calendars for Day of the Badger 2022!
Gifts made during #DayoftheBadger will go toward maintaining the Department of Art History’s excellence in education. Show your support Tuesday, April 5th, 10:12am CT–Wednesday, April 6th, 5:00pm CT at dayofthebadger.org
Spring 2022 Course Highlight | From Empire to Brexit: British Art & Society From the 18th c. to the Present
Professor Nancy Rose Marshall will teach AH 346 “From Empire to Brexit: British Art & Society From the 18th c. to the Present” in Spring 2022, MW 2:30–3:45pm, Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, Room L140, humanities …
Student Spotlight: Ujaan Ghosh’s Translation Published
Ph.D. Candidate Ujaan Ghosh and Amrita Chowdhury (Ph.D. Student, Asian Languages and Cultures, UW–Madison) translated two essays of Sacchidananda Mishra and Krushnachandra Panigrahi from Odia to English. The essays are now published from Routledge India under the …
Spring 2022 Course Highlight | Latin American Photography: Freaks, Geeks, and Revolutionaries
This spring, Professor Guillermina De Ferrari will be teaching AH 430/600 “Latin American Photography: Freaks, Geeks, and Revolutionaries,” TR 1:00–2:15pm, humanities breadth and L&S credit. This course meets with LACIS 440. We will explore Latin American photography from the …
Faculty News: Emeritus Prof. Julia Murray Publishes New Book
Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Julia K. Murray on her new book The Aura of Confucius: Relics and Representations of the Sage at the Kongzhai Shrine in Shanghai, published with Cambridge University Press. The Aura of Confucius is a ground-breaking study that …
Spring 2022 Course Highlight | AH 103 Italian Renaissance: Florence & Rome
This spring, Professor Kristin Phillips-Court will be teaching AH 103 “Italian Renaissance: Florence & Rome,” TR 4:00–4:50pm, humanities breadth and L&S credit. We will explore the artistic developments that took place in Florence in the 15th century, and how …
Faculty News: Save the Date for Prof. Andrzejewski Talk on Feb. 16th!
Madison Made: Marshall Erdman’s Contributions to Postwar ArchitectureProfessor Anna AndrzejewskiWednesday, February 16th, 2022 | Union South | 11:45am–1:00pm CTUniversity Roundtable | $15 with lunch included | Register here by February 1stThis lecture centers on Madison-based builder-developer Marshall Erdman …
Spring 2022 Course Highlight | AH 411 Opera & Chinese Visual Culture
Professor Yuhang Li will teach AH 411 “Opera & Chinese Visual Culture” in Spring 2022, TR 9:30–10:45am, Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, Room L150, humanities breadth and L&S credit. Explore the role of opera in Chinese art history, from …