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Call for Papers: 6. Forum Kunst des Mittelalters, “Sinne / Senses” (Frankfurt am Main, 09.29 – 10.02, 2021)

August 18, 2020

Scent and Sense: Olfaction and Memory in Medieval Material Culture (sponsored by the International Center of Medieval Art)

Although we are used to thinking that the sense of sight reigned supreme in the Middle Ages, medieval scholars of all stripes were quite obsessively preoccupied with questions of olfaction. This session will explore the multivalent relationships between objects, smells, and memory, especially as they existed in the later Middle Ages.

Abstracts, one page in length, should be sent to Elina Gertsman (exg152@case.edu) by 10.15, 2020

Open Minds

July 26, 2020

Recently, The New Yorker published a highly problematic piece by Lawrence Wright, “How Pandemics Wreak Havoc and Open Minds.” Medievalists around the country responded to the article in a series of open letters. Click “Learn more” for one such open letter sent to the magazine by Prof. Elina Gertsman and her colleague at California State University, Prof. Asa Simon Mittman.

Professor Maggie Popkin awarded Rome Prize

July 25, 2020

Congratulations to Professor Maggie Popkin who has been awarded the Rome Prize, which involves residence at the American Academy in Rome! Professor Popkin's project is titled "Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome," and her description is as follows: "My project investigates souvenirs from the Roman Empire commemorating...

The Mysteries of Samothrace: American Excavations in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods

July 13, 2020

Professor Maggie Popkin will be giving an online lecture on "The Mysteries of Samothrace: American Excavations in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods" on Tuesday, July 28, 1:30 pm, as part of the Siegal Center's Classical Archaeology Series. Professor Popkin will present the most up-to-date archaeological research in the Sanctuary of...

Elizabeth Bolman interviewed by local NBC channel on the subject of taking down statues of historical figures

July 13, 2020

Professor Elizabeth Bolman was recently interviewed about the removal of statues of historical figures. Watch the interview here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Xo7G0qXuA

Read a review of Tim Shuckerow’s recent exhibition featuring African-American alumni

June 17, 2020

Tim Shuckerow, who has led the studio and art education part of our department for over 30 years, will be retiring at the end of the summer. As part of his last semester, he hosted a spectacular exhibition of work by African-American alumni, and also exhibited his collection of...

Congratulations Kylie Fisher!

June 9, 2020

Congratulations to Kylie Fisher who has been invited to submit an essay about the history of printmaking in Europe, ca. 1400-1800 to Smarthistory. Smarthistory is the most-visited, open-access art history resource in the world. It is the official provider of art history for khanacademy.org, and supports AP art history and A-level...

Professor Bolman published in Wall Street Journal

June 10, 2020

Elizabeth S. Bolman published an article for the Wall Street Journal's Masterpiece series (June 5, 2020), on her work at the Red Monastery Church, in Upper Egypt. She founded and directed a twenty-year project to conserve, clean, document, study and publish this late fifth-century monastic church. Read the article here.

Congratulations to Reed O’Mara on publishing an article!

June 1, 2020

Congratulations to Reed, whose peer-reviewed article, “‘On Golden Tablets’: The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Manuscript as a Self-Referential Icon,” was just published in Religions, as part of the Special Issue Seeing and Reading: Art and Literature in Pre-Modern Indian Religions, guest-edited by Phyllis Granoff and Sonya Rhie Mace. Read it here: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/6/274/pdf

Conserving Coptic Heritage: an Historic Egyptian-American Partnership

June 10, 2020

Please join Professor Bolman for a lecture on an amazing and historic 20-year long Egyptian/American collaboration. Together, three churches and a painted tomb were conserved. All of this work was funded by USAID and administered by the American Research Center in Egypt. This lecture took place on Wednesday, June 3....

Painting on Walls: Public Humanities, Public Art

June 1, 2020

Throughout the history of art, wall painting has told stories, recorded myths and histories, and called groups to action. Read this post by Mackenzie Clark, who reflects on her participation in Painting on Walls, a collaborative art history and service learning course.

Prof. Gertsman interviewed on NPR’s Ideastream

May 11, 2020

Prof. Elina Gertsman was recently interviewed about her Guggenheim Fellowship on NPR's Ideastream! Listen here.

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Call for Papers: 6. Forum Kunst des Mittelalters, “Sinne / Senses” (Frankfurt am Main, 09.29 – 10.02, 2021)

Open Minds

Professor Maggie Popkin awarded Rome Prize

The Mysteries of Samothrace: American Excavations in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods

Elizabeth Bolman interviewed by local NBC channel on the subject of taking down statues of historical figures

Read a review of Tim Shuckerow’s recent exhibition featuring African-American alumni

Congratulations Kylie Fisher!

Professor Bolman published in Wall Street Journal

Congratulations to Reed O’Mara on publishing an article!

Conserving Coptic Heritage: an Historic Egyptian-American Partnership

Painting on Walls: Public Humanities, Public Art

Prof. Gertsman interviewed on NPR’s Ideastream

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