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Department of Art History
Weekly Newsletter – April 17, 2015
The Department of Art History at the
University of Minnesota offers a broad range of
courses covering the arts of Europe, North and
South America, and Asia. The Department of
Art History takes seriously its role in preparing
students to face the contradictory demands of
an ever more visual culture and its contribution
to art history, theory, and criticism.
Please send announcements and other
materials to: [email protected]
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General News and Announcements
 Faculty Fellowship Awards
 Summer 2015 Courses
 Fall 2015 Courses
 Lectures and Events
 Internships
 Call for Papers
Information for Graduate Students
 Grants or Fellowships
 Call for Papers
MIA Sponsored Events
GENERAL NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Faculty Fellowship Awards
Professor Jennifer Marshall has been awarded a National Endowment for
the Humanities Fellowship in support of her book project, The Life and Work
of African-American Folk Artist William Edmondson.
Professor Matthew Canepa has been named a fellow of the John Simon
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for 2015-16 in support of a multi-volume
research project on the development of the visual cultures and spatial
environments of power in Persia and the ancient Iranian world.
Summer 2015 Courses
Fall 2015 Courses
Lectures & Events
Internships
Going from school to the “real world” is both exciting and scary.
Have you thought about transitioning into your career with a year of
service? The decision to serve is not only admirable, but it makes
sense professionally, and it can help you to pay back student loans.
The Minnesota Reading Corps and Minnesota Math Corps are
looking for 60 people to join our current Corps, to dive in and help
keep kids from falling behind in reading or math These students
need someone to give them extra support, build their confidence
and show them that they can do it!
In addition to our 11-month long opportunities, we are excited to
open a new short-term opportunity for tutors to serve from now
until June. If you’re curious about working in a school next fall, this
is a perfect stepping stone to gain experience, make connections and
boost your resume. On top of that, you will make many new little
friends who look up to you and learn from you! Find out more and
apply at www.MinnesotaReadingCorps.org or
www.MinnesotaMathCorps.org or contact us by calling
866-859-2825 or email [email protected]
"National History Day in Minnesota is looking for undergraduate
students interested in history, history education, or community
service! The History Day Mentoring Program is a PAID internship
where undergraduates have the opportunity to mentor middle
school and high school students as they create original projects.
Working with the History Day program will help you build your
resume, introduce you to career opportunities in education and
public history, and support connections between the U and the
community. A short application for prospective mentors can be
found online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/mentors201516.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, April 22nd. If you
have any questions, please contact Matt King at
[email protected]."
Call for Papers
CFP: FEMINIST ART HISTORY CONFERENCE at American University in Washington,
DC
November 6-8, 2015 (Friday-Sunday)
This annual conference builds on the legacy of feminist art-historical scholarship
and pedagogy initiated by Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrard at American
University. To further the inclusive spirit of their groundbreaking anthologies, we
invite papers on subjects spanning the chronological spectrum, from the ancient
world through the present, to foster a broad dialogue on feminist art-historical
practice. Papers may address such topics as: artists, movements, and works of art
and architecture; cultural institutions and critical discourses; practices of collecting,
patronage, and display; the gendering of objects, spaces, and media; the reception
of images; and issues of power, agency, gender, and sexuality within visual
cultures. Submissions on under-represented art-historical fields, geographic areas
or national traditions, and issues of race and ethnicity are encouraged.
To be considered for participation, please provide a single document in Microsoft
Word. It should consist of a one-page, single-spaced proposal of unpublished work,
up to 500 words in length for a 20-minute presentation, followed by a curriculum
vitae of no more than two pages. Please title the document “[last name]proposal”.
Submit materials with the subject line “[last name]-proposal”
to: [email protected].
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2015. Invitations to participate will be sent by July
1.
Keynote speaker: Professor Amelia Jones, University of Southern California: “The
Curating of Feminist Art (or is it the FeministCurating of Art?)”
Sponsored by the Art History Program and the Department of Art, College of Arts
and Sciences, American University. Organizing committee: Juliet Bellow, Norma
Broude, Kim Butler Wingfield, Mary D. Garrard, Helen Langa, Andrea Pearson, and
Ying-chen Peng
Send general queries to: [email protected].
Andrea Pearson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art History
Art Department, Katzen 233
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016
[email protected]
Information for Graduate Students
Grants or Fellowships
International Center for Medieval Art has established three ICMA Graduate
Student Travel Grants especially for ICMA student members in the early
stages of their dissertation research. Three grants will be awarded this year, at
$3,000 each, to enable a student to travel to Europe (including the Eastern
Mediterranean) to visit the monuments or museum objects or manuscripts on
which the dissertation will be based. The grant is designed to cover one
month of travel. The ICMA will contact institutions and/or individuals in the
area to be visited; these will help the student gain access to the relevant
material and aid in other practical matters. The grant is designed primarily for
the student who has finished the preliminary exams, and is in the process of
formulating a dissertation topic. Students who have already submitted a
proposal, but are still very early on in the process of their research, may also
apply.
Applicants must submit:
1. Outline of the thesis proposal in 800 words or less.
2. Detailed outline of exactly what the student would like to see on his/her
travels, and how this relates to the proposed thesis topic.
3. Proposed budget (airfare, lodging, other travel, per diem).
4. Letter from the thesis advisor, clarifying where the student stands in
his/her graduate career, and explaining the relevance of the trip to the thesis.
Upon return, the student will be required to submit a letter and financial
report to the ICMA and a narrative to the student section of the Newsletter.
Applications are due by 15 April 2015. The ICMA will announce the winners of
the three grants by 15 May 2015.
Call for Papers
MIA Sponsored Events