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PhD Students April Riddle and Emilela Thomas-Adams Present Papers at 22nd Annual Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies at Harvard University
Emilela Thomas-AdamsIn March 2023, PhD student Emilela Thomas-Adams presented a paper entitled, “Material Memory: Imitation and Reuse in Florentine Convents” at the 22nd Annual Vagantes…

Three Graduate Students, Maika Kagawa Bahr, Allie Mickle, and Yifan Li, Present at Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Conference in Boston
In March 2023, three PhD students took part in the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) annual conference in Boston. While in Boston, Students and faculty were able to tour the Chinese galleries at…

PhD Student Karin Flora Presents Paper at Renaissance Society of America conference in Puerto Rico
On March 9, 2023, Karin Flora travelled to the Renaissance Society of America conference held in San Juan, Puerto Rico and presented her research paper, “Roman Goddess and Mary: Clashing…

PhD Candidate Yifan Li Travels to “(De)constructing Ideology: The Cultural Revolution and Beyond” Exhibition at Wende Museum in Los Angeles
In late February, PhD candidate Yifan Li traveled to Los Angeles to view the exhibition “(De)constructing Ideology: The Cultural Revolution and Beyond” at Wende Museum of the Cold War, where he…

PhD Student Peter Smyth Presents Paper at the 2023 International Conference on Narrative in Dallas
On March 2, PhD student Peter Smyth presented a paper entitled “Miraculous Kitsch: Comics, Painting, and the Modernist Anticipation of Novelty” at the 2023 International Conference…

PhD Student Maika Kagawa Bahr Presents Paper at College Art Association Annual Conference in New York
On February 16, PhD student Maika Kagawa Bahr presented a paper entitled “Savoring Toxicity: Culinary Nationalism and Wax Food Models from Japan’s Interwar Period” at the College Art Association…

PhD Candidate Yifan Li Co-chairs Panel and Presents Paper at College Art Association Annual Conference in New York
On February 15, PhD Candidate Yifan Li presented a paper entitled “Staging Chinese Visual Modernity: Zhang Shuqi’s Painting Demonstrations in the United States, 1941–1946” at the College Art…

PhD Student Schuyler Black-Seitz Conducts Research on New Deal Murals in Washington, D.C.
With the support of an Aida Cannarsa Snow Endowment award, PhD student Schuyler Black-Seitz traveled to Washington, DC to conduct dissertation research on New Deal murals. His focus for…

PhD Student Schuyler Black-Seitz Conducts Research on New Deal Murals in New York City
With the support of a Graduate Research Small Grant, PhD student Schuyler Black-Seitz traveled to New York City to conduct dissertation research on New Deal murals. His focus for this trip was on…