Last week Ph.D. Candidates Claire Kilgore and Tania Kolarik, along with Professor Thomas Dale, presented papers at the International Medieval Congress hosted by the University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom. Kilgore’s paper, “A Climate of Exchange: Saintly Bones, Imported Silks, and …
Faculty News: Andrzejewski Writes on Costs of Leisure
Professor Anna Andrzejewski publishes “The Costs of Leisure in South Florida” in response to the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida. You can read her full article here.
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: Cities of Asia
Professor Preeti Chopra will be teaching her much anticipated course AH 379/779: Cities of Asia MW 2:30–3:45pm, L140 Elvehjem. This semester long survey course, presents a historical overview of the built environment of the cities of Asia from antiquity …
Kohler Art Library News: Lyn Korenic Retires After 29 Years
Congratulations to Lyn Korenic, who retired on July 1st as head of Kohler Art Library after a nearly 40-year career as an art librarian. Lyn held her position at the Kohler since 1999—only the second person to hold …
Alumni Update: Lindsay Wells (Ph.D. 2021) Publishes Article
Lindsay Wells (Ph.D. 2021) has published her article “Vegetal Bedfellows: Houseplant Superstitions and Environmental Thought in Nineteenth-Century Periodicals” in the Spring 2021 issue of Victorian Periodicals Review. Lindsay’s article received the 2020 Rosemary VanArsdel Prize …
Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸🎆🎇
Happy Fourth of July from the UW–Madison Department of Art History!
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: Monsters & Machines
Ph.D. Candidate Matt Ferens will be teaching AH 430: Monsters & Machines, Tuesday/Thursday 4:00–5:15pm during the Fall 2021 semester. There are no prerequisites! Counts as humanities breadth and L&S credit. “The world will ask you who you are, …
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: The Art & Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Art History 300/Classics 300: The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece is a first-year friendly course that has no prerequisites and can be used as a humanities breadth and L&S credit. Professor William Aylward will be …
Fall 2021 Course Highlight: AH 303 Agency & Image in Asia
Art History 303: Agency & Image in Asia is a first-year friendly course that has no prerequisites and can be used as a humanities breadth and L&S credit. Ph.D. Candidate Young Kim will be teaching this class …
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to all of our Art History Dads!