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PhD Candidate Maggie Wilson Travels to Belgium and Germany
In May of 2024 PhD Candidate Maggie Wilson visited several of her dissertation case study objects in Belgium and Germany thanks to the support of the ICMA Student Travel Grant. She had an enriching…
PhD Student Michiko Kubota Conducts Research in Chicago
PhD student Michiko Kubota traveled to Chicago, IL in May to conduct research for her MA. She attended the Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan symposium and visited its corresponding exhibition…

PhD Candidate Liz Rae Heise-Glass Attends the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference in Boston
In March 2024, PhD Candidate Liz Rae Heise-Glass attended the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) annual conference in Boston. At the conference, Liz was featured on a panel on the…

PhD Candidate Margaret Wilson Presents Research at Medieval Conference
PhD Candidate Margaret Wilson presented a paper at the 2024 International Medieval Congress at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, the largest annual conference of medieval studies in the…
April Riddle Conducts Dissertation Research in New York City
In May 2024, PhD candidate April Riddle traveled to New York City to conduct dissertation research. April visited the Museum of Modern Art to see the current installation of Michael Smith’s…

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…