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The Department Congratulates Asia Adomanis on the Successful Defense of her Dissertation
The History of Art Department congratulates Asia Adomanis on successfully defending her dissertation, “On the Borders of Abstraction: Chinese American Artists and the Politics of Hybridity in…
PhD Candidate Anthony Del Aversano Presents Paper at the 25th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies
In April 2026, PhD candidate Tony Del Aversano attended the 25th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies, in Rochester, New York. There, he presented his paper “Queering the Holy Court: Angel…
PhD Candidate Emilela Thomas-Adams Presents Paper at Boston University Graduate Symposium
Emilela Thomas-Adams, a PhD candidate in the department, presented a paper entitled “’Er want mich in waz er gehaben moht’: Medieval Community and Therapeutic Reuse” at the 42nd Annual Mary L…
PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis’ Article Published in Archives of American Art Journal
The Archives of American Art Journal Spring 2026 issue includes an article from PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis. The essay analyzes the reception of Chinese American painter and…
PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis Presents at 51st Annual Association for Art History Conference
Asia Adomanis, a doctoral candidate in the department, presented a paper entitled “Monumental Immateriality: Abstractions and Borders in Tseng Yuho’s Western Frontier (1964)” as part of…
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…