College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to Marina Savchenkova, an MA student in medieval art, who was accepted to the research methods workshop, “Hands-On with Interactive Books,” which will take place at the Newberry Library in May! The workshop will provide hands-on experience with the study of books and other printed materials with movable...

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PhD student Reed O'Mara was recently named one of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities Graduate Student Affiliates for Spring 2023! Reed will present her research on Hebrew word panels and erased images in the medieval biblical commentary known as the Munich Rashi, which was created in Germany in...

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How does 3D printing help scholars better understand a 700-year-old object? This medieval ivory triptych was recently 3D scanned in the #CMAConservation labs with colleagues from @cwruarthistorystudents and @cwruthinkbox. The ivory will star in Prof. Elina Gertsman's mixed reality project  on medieval spaces, in development at the CWRU's Interactive Commons,...

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The article, "The Reader in the Cosmos: Maps and Mnemonics in a Manuscript of Goussoin de Metz's L'image du monde ," considers how the manuscript’s many maps and diagrams work as mnemonic devices that simultaneously construct and reinforce the reader's place within the system of creation. You can read the article...

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On December 2, Kimberly Cassibry (Associate Professor of Art, Wellesley College) will present "A Colonial Monument: Remembering an Ancient Triumphal Arch in France." December 2, 5 pm Tinkham Veale Center, Ballroom A Current debates about imperialism, commemoration,CWRU_JuliusFund_103022 and cultural heritage have profound implications for ancient art history. This talk focuses on a...

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Congratulations to Angie Verduci who has been selected to participate in the 2023 Multidisciplinary Graduate Conference in Premodern Studies at the Newberry Library! Angie will present her paper,  "Reading Mors Triumphans as An Allegory of Plague,"  in the Affect, Emotion, Matter session. The hybrid conference will involve two parts:...

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The CWRU Graduate Association of Medieval Studies was established only last year, but it has quickly become an excellent place for bringing together medievalists from departments across the university. Led by graduate students in both the Departments of Art History & Art and Music, the group has already hosted five...

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We are delighted to announce the publication of "Narration / Abstraction," a conversation between specialists in medieval and contemporary art that features Professor Elina Gertsman alongside Yve-Alain Bois (Princeton), Manuel Fontán del Junco (Fundación Juan March), and Aden Kumler (Universität Basel), prefaced by Vincent Debiais (EHESS). The piece appeared...

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This week, PhD students Reed and Sam participated in the Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies seminar “Uncovering Medieval Manuscripts in Early Modern Books.” The two were able to handle and examine fragments, leaves, codices, and bindings from the 800s through the 1600s held in the Newberry’s collection.

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This Friday, 14 October at 7pm at BottleHouse Brewing, GAMS will host the first Reading Circle of the semester! Bring an excerpt from a medieval source (or a source with medievalism!) to share with the group. You do not  have to be 21 years old to attend the Reading Circle.

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Congratulations to Clara Pinchbeck and Mahamad Salah Mahmoud who won the 2022 Ignite Presentation hosted by CWRU's College of Arts and Sciences Expanding Horizons Initiative (EHI)! The pair were awarded funds for future research after presenting results from the multi-year Digital Art History Collaboration between the Department of Art...

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