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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…
PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis Traveled to Manchester, England to Present at the University of Manchester
PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis recently traveled to Manchester, England to present at the University of Manchester’s Understanding Displacement in Visual Art and Cultural History: 1945 to Now…
PhD Student Sterling Nix Travels to London for 1-54ArtFair for Contemporary African Art
This October, PhD. Student Sterling Nix traveled to London to attend the 1-54ArtFair for Contemporary African Art. He focused on how artists incorporate issues of identity and migration into their…