Art History on Fire
Art History on Fire is a public research project focused on creating dialogue about the field of Art History in the present moment. Co-hosted by Rebecca Tucker (CC) and Deborah Hutton (TCNJ), the project consists of interviews with teachers, critics, curators, and others who practice art history. Our aim is to spark conversation about the challenges and possibilities we face, to showcase voices from across the field, and to generate connections that will, we hope, help us build a strong future for art history as a discipline.
Art History on Fire Interviews
Listen to our interview here (28:10). Or, read a transcript here.
Today's guests:
Deborah Hutton is a Professor of Art History at The College of New Jersey. Her research explores art made for the Muslim courts of South Asia between the sixteenth and early twentieth centuries, and she is the author of several books and many articles. Dr. Hutton teaches a range of courses on Asian and Islamic art and visual culture. She also writes and teaches about global art history more broadly, with the objective of promoting a more global and equitable history of art. To that end, she has co-authored several art history textbooks, including The History of Art: A Global View and The History of Asian Art: A Global View.
Rebecca Tucker is Professor of Art at Colorado College. Her area is art history in the early modern period, and her scholarly focus is on issues of patronage, history of collecting, and display in Northern Europe, as well as trade, cultural transmission, and global artistic exchange. In addition to edited volumes and public art history books, Rebecca has published in journals such as Art History, Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek, and The Seventeenth Century. She helped establish and currently teaches in CC’s Museum Studies program, an interdisciplinary curriculum featuring experiential museum learning for undergraduate students.
Coming soon - our interview with Laura Holzman.
Dr. Laura M. Holzman is Professor of Art History and Museum Studies and Public Scholar of Curatorial Practices and Visual Art at Indiana University Indianapolis, where she is also Chair of the Department of Art Education, Art History, and Art Therapy. As a specialist in engaged art history, she activates art, its history, and its institutions to strengthen communities, expand democratic discourse, and create a more equitable world. She holds a BA in art history with highest honors from Swarthmore College and a MA and PhD in visual studies from the University of California, Irvine. For more information about Laura's work and projects, visit her webpage.
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