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.
What’s so important about tin you ask? Well, Professor Alexandra
Sofroniew can answer that burning question. Alex is one of
several campus faculty celebrating the
150th birthday of the periodic table! The College of Letters
and Science asked campus experts to share their favorite element
and Alex was selected to discuss tin and it’s role in the Bronze
Age.
Professor Heghnar Watenpaugh’s new book, The Missing Pages:
The Modern Life of a Medieval Manuscript, from Genocide
to Justice, has won Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book
Award. This award recognizes outstanding scholarship on Armenian
society, culture, and history from ancient times to the present.
Professor Watenpaugh is one of two authors receiving this
recognition. Congratulations!
