Art History is the study of the visual arts in civilization. It
examines changing values in all fields of visual culture,
including painting, sculpture, graphics, photography,
architecture, film, the mass media, and forms of popular
expression. Its interdisciplinary reach encompasses literature,
history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies,
critical theory, and cultural studies. Art History emphasizes
visual as well as verbal and written literacy, providing more
than the standard advantages to a liberal arts education.
Students majoring in Art History will engage with the
wide-ranging opportunities its curriculum presents for learning
and research. Studying Art History develops visual
literacy, communication skills, critical/creative thinking and an
understanding of diversity.
The New Bedford Whaling Museum has organized a day-long
symposium exploring the global carving traditions from
across the Pacific Rim that were influenced by, sat in
conversation with, and had an influence on “Yankee” whaling
scrimshaw.
Professor Talinn Grigor will speak at the Institute of Slavic,
East European, and Eurasian Studies at UC Berkeley on a
book project that explores the history of Iran’s Armenian
women from the beginning of Naser al-Din Shah’s reign in 1848 to
the 1979 fall of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Congratulations to Maggie Culuris-Harp (M.A., ‘24) and Sienna
Weldon (M.A., ‘23) who will both present papers at
the 19th Annual University of Oregon Graduate Symposium in
the History of Art and Architecture.
