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Senior Research Colloquium (ARTH 493)
This is the required capstone seminar for Art History concentrators, with a focus on expanding and refining a research paper already written for an earlier art history course, and on the delivery of a related public presentation. This seminar is meant to introduce you to post-graduate or professional forms of art-historical work, giving you a preview of what it means to translate your work into the forms and standards of graduate school and professional contexts. The seminar culminates with a full-day colloquium that is open to the public and parents. The colloquium is launched by a keynote lecture delivered by a prominent scholar in the field. Students have also constructed of special websites to present their short biographies, paper abstracts and recorded presentations. This course is capped at 15 and runs every spring.
- The AH major writing and computation requirement will be fulfilled through this course.
Senior Research Colloquium VII
The seventh annual Art History Senior Research Colloquium (Spring 2025), taught by Professor Liz Morán, featured talks by twelve graduating Art History students on a wide variety of subjects, from the 12th-century Qingming Scroll by the Chinese painter Zhang Zeduan to the complex politics of Jerusalem's Museum of Tolerance. The Keynote lecture was given by .
Presenters: Margaret Li, Bridget Collins, Sam Beirne, Madeleine Kent, Anne Paxton, Charles Cheng, Jessica Johnson, Giuliana Angotti, Cecilia Soukup, Anastasia Soutsos, Zoe Davis, Marcella LeGrand, Andre Adams, Cecilia Elsisi
Senior Research Colloquium VI
The sixth annual Art History Senior Research Colloquium (Spring 2024), under the supervision of Professor Alan C. Braddock, included student papers on topics ranging from multisensory experience in Hagia Sophia to modern Korean art. Colloquium Keynote lecture by .
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Presenters: Alice Baughman, Sophie Vandevander, Carter Sprinkle, Anna Wilkinson, Lorelei Peterson, Hannah Kuhns, Jessica Lightfoot, Ellie Kurlander, Emma Jackson, Lia Deasy, Anna Wershbale, Sophia Kim
Senior Research Colloquium V
The fifth annual Art History Senior Research Colloquium (Spring 2023), under the guidance of Professor Catherine Levesque, included art history majors in the capstone seminar. , Washington & Lee University, preceded the colloquium.
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Presenters: , Isabel Schreur, Maeve Marsh, Tara Vasanth
Senior Research Colloquium IV
The fourth annual Art History (Spring 2022), under the guidance of Professor Sibel Zandi-Sayek, included 10 art history majors in the capstone seminar. , Rutgers University-Newark, preceded the colloquium. We thank the Muscarelle Museum for graciously hosting this event.
Presenters: Liberty Bassett, Emma Capaldi, Tori Erisman, Ivana Genov,
Brianna Gettier, Yijun Huang, Sandy Kelso, Laura Luo, Yinuo Zhang, Stephan Zhou
Senior Research Colloquium III
The third annual Art History (spring 2021) welcomed 12 art history majors in the capstone seminar, under the guidance of Professor Xin Conan-Wu, who developed and refined in depth research on various topics, ranging from the historical to the contemporary. The Colloquium was launched by a Keynote Lecture, by Professor Elizabeth Prettejohn, University of York, UK.
Presenters: Alejandro Algarra Gonzalez, Caitlin Blomo, June Hodge, Kristen Lauritzen, Hannah London, Charlie Parsons, Kristin Rheins, Sarah Roberts, Savannah Singleton, Finley Stewart, Katherine Welch, Isabel Williams.
Senior Research Colloquium II
The class (spring 2020), under the guidance of Professor Cristina Stancioiu, has developed and refined in-depth research into various topics, culminating in papers and formal presentations presented. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the colloquium was held for the first time, online.
Presenters: Greer Bateman, Grace Bland, Vanessa Cai, Ronghong Dai, Elizabeth Dowker, Elizabeth King, Davidson Norris, Clara Poteet, Eleanor Pschirrer-West, Samantha Ros, Zoey Wang, Alijah Webb, Yilun Zhuang.
Senior Research Colloquium I
The inaugural Senior Research Colloquium took place in spring 2019, under the guidance of Professor Charles Palermo. It was launched by a keynote Lecture, “Michelangelo’s Nemesis” by Professor Elena Calvillo, University of Richmond.
Presenters: Rachel Ciampoli, Keira McCarthy, Sunni O’Brien, Tess Thompson, Mariah Vaughn, Caitlin Wagner, Jordan Wyner, Ying Zhang.