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Prof. Karl Whittington speaks at Oklahoma State University
Prof. Karl Whittington spoke last week in the Department of Art at Oklahoma State University. He presented research from his recent book, Queer Making, as the keynote for the department’s…
Ph.D. Candidate Christy Sher Awarded 2026-27 GAHDT Fellowship
The Department of History of Art is excited to share that Ph.D. Candidate Christy Sher has been named as one of fourteen recipients of the 2026-27 Society of Fellows faculty and Graduate Team…
PhD candidate Christy Sher visits the Clendening History of Medicine Library and the Spencer Museum of Art
Christy Sher, PhD candidate, recently visited the Clendening History of Medicine Library and the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas to conduct object-based research in support of…
PhD Candidate Christy Sher Presents at the 31st Columbia University Graduate Student Conference on East Asia
Christy Sher, Ph.D. candidate, presented a paper titled “Seduction, Science, and Statecraft: The Erotics of “Civic Obstetrics” in Utagawa Yoshitora’s Realize One’s Parental Love” at the…
Students in History of Art 4030: Art and Conservation Travel to Cleveland to Visit Conservation Labs
On Friday, March 6, students in History of Art 4030: Art and Conservation travelled to Cleveland, Ohio to visit conservation labs in the area. The group first visited ICA - Art Conservation and…
PhD Student Michiko Kubota Presents at the College Art Association Conference in Chicago
PhD Student Michiko Kubota traveled to Chicago in mid-February to present at the College Art Association 2026 conference. Participating in the panel on “Gendered Mediations: Materials, Mediums,…
UC Press Features Professor Namiko Kunimoto UC Press on Blog
Our own Professor Namiko Kunimoto was recently featured on the UC Press Blog as part of a wider discussion on "How Transpacific Contemporary Art Reveals Imperialism's Role in the Global Rise of…
Prof. Aaron Katzeman's Essay Reprinted in Pacific Arts
Professor Aaron Katzeman's essay, "California Is the Eastern Pacific: Toward a Collective Oceanic Realignment," was recently reprinted in Pacific Arts. The essay was originally published in…
Prof. Kris Paulsen Speaks on Art and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Wisconsin
The Center for the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and The Center for 21st Century Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee partnered to host History of Art’s Kris…