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Professor Kris Paulsen Speaks at Nam June Paik Art Center in Yongin, South Korea
Professor Kris Paulsen was invited to speak at the Nam June Paik Art Center as part of the Trans-Spatial Symposium celebrating Nam June Paik’s birthday and the 40-year anniversary of his satellite…

Professor Namiko Kunimoto to Speak in Japan (virtually)
Namiko Kunimoto will speak (online) at a symposium in Ashiya, Japan, celebrating 100 years since Shiraga Kazuo was born.
Professor Karl Whittington Conducts Research in France
Professor and Department Chair Karl Whittington conducted research for two weeks in France, as part of his book in progress, Queer Making: Artists and Desire in Medieval Europe. He visited…

Distinguished University Professor Emerita Julia Andrews Publishes Co-edited Volume and Exhibition Catalogue Essay
Distinguished University Professor Emerita Julia Andrews recently published a co-edited volume of essays (with Shuyu Kong and Shengtian Zheng) for Routledge. Entitled "Art and Modernism in Socialist…
Namiko Kunimoto gives keynote address at UCLA Action and Perception conference
Namiko Kunimoto gave the keynote address at the UCLA Action and Perception conference on May 13, 2024. She spoke on work related to her current book project Imperial Animations in Transpacific…

Department Chair Karl Whittington Promoted to Professor
The Office of Academic Affairs and the Board of Trustees have approved the promotion of History of Art Department Chair Karl Whittington from Associate Professor to Professor. Professor…

Associate Professor Namiko Kunimoto named a Global Arts + Humanities Fellow
Associate Professor Namiko Kunimoto has been selected as a member of the Global Arts + Humanities Society of Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. Her project situates Japanese Empire as a…

Prof. Jody Patterson Wins Graduate Faculty Mentorship Award
Associate Professor Jody Patterson has been awarded the 2024 Graduate Faculty Mentorship Award. This is an award that is given annually by the Graduate School at OhioState to three faculty…

Kris Paulsen named 2024-2025 Faculty Fellow at University of Toronto’s Centre for Culture and Technology
Prof. Kris Paulsen has been named a 2024-2025 Faculty Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Culture and Technology. The Center, founded in 1963 to support the work of media scholar…