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PhD candidate Hannah Slater presents at the 50th Annual Midwest Art History Society Conference in Chicago
In April 2024, PhD candidate Hannah Slater traveled to Chicago to attend the 50th Annual Midwest Art History Society conference. Hannah presented research from her dissertation on the artist…
PhD Candidate Keyu Yan Travels to Houston to Conduct Dissertation Research
In April, Keyu Yan traveled to Houston to conduct dissertation research. He visited the exhibition titled “Xu Bing: Word Alchemy” at the Asia Society Texas Center. Xu Bing is one of the key…
PhD Candidate Karin Flora Conducts Dissertation Research in Italy
In February 2024, PhD candidate Karin Flora was able to travel to Italy to do research for her dissertation, “The Grisaille Image: Encounters Between Art and Matter.” In her time in Italy, she was…
PhD candidate Dareen Hussein attends the 2024 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference in Boston
In March 2024, PhD candidate Dareen Hussein traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, to attend the 2024 Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference. She presented her paper “Resurrecting the ‘Songs…
PhD Student Peter Smyth Conducts Research at the Met and other NYC Exhibitions
Over spring break, PhD student Peter Smyth traveled to NYC to see an important exhibition at the Met, “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism.” While there, they also visited the…
PhD Candidate Lauren Caskey Conducts Research at the Art Institute of Chicago
PhD Candidate Lauren Caskey recounts her recent trip to Chicago to conduct dissertation research:
"As I entered the Contemporary Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago, I saw Alma Thomas…
PhD Candidate Allie Mickle Presents at College Art Association Conference
PhD Candidate Allie Mickle presented her paper, "Aesthetic Kitsch as Global Commodity in Mika Rottenberg's Cosmic Generator" at this year's College Art Association conference in Chicago, Illinois…
PhD Candidate Dareen Hussein Travels to France to Conduct Archival Research
In December 2023, PhD candidate Dareen Hussein traveled to France to conduct archival research for her dissertation. In Paris, she compiled research on the Mouvement des travailleurs arabes (Arab…
PhD Student Asia Adomanis Travels to Hong Kong and Taipei to Conduct Dissertation Research
This winter, PhD student Asia Adomanis travelled to Hong Kong and Taipei to conduct dissertation research. Asia spent time studying library and archival materials related to the artists Tseng Yuho…