TRANSFORMATIONS OF SITES AND SYMBOLS: NEW UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN ART HISTORY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3
KAC ROOM 108, 1:00-4:00 PM
Transformations of Sites and Symbols: New Undergraduate Research in Art History recognizes the scholarly achievements of senior undergraduate students studying Art History and Visual Culture in the Department of Art, Art History and Design at Michigan State University.
The 2021 Symposium features six independent research projects by students enrolled in HA 499, Senior Research and Professional Development Seminar. As the capstone experience for Art History and Visual Culture majors, the course addresses career planning as well as engages students in the production of a substantial scholarly paper under the guidance of an art history faculty mentor.
TIMELINE:
1:00 – 1:10 Welcome Remarks
Dr. Laura E. Smith, Department of Art, Art History and Design
Presentation Schedule:
1:10 – 1:35 Alyssa DeTorrice
Snakes, Tunnels, and Changes in Greek Religion
1:35 – 2:00 Jill Muraski
Burning Culture: How Climate Change is Impacting Archaeology
2:00 – 2:25 Katie Sullivan
Decolonizing the Female Body: An Examination of Photographer Marta María Pérez Bravo’s Recent Work
2:20 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 2:55 Danielle Pfannes
An Analysis of Mexican Indigenous Featherwork Through its Art Historical Perception
2:55 – 3:20 Saebren Stevens
Closeness: An Examination of Motherhood Through Berthe Morisot’s Paintings
3:20 – 3:45 Hunter Davis
Bearing Witness: An Analysis of Ron Athey’s Use of Self Mutilation in Performance Art
3:45 – 4:00 Comments from Dr. T. J. Demos
University of California, Santa Cruz
IMAGE CREDITS (top to bottom):
Snake Vase Fragment (IPR_70-080), Late Roman, Terracotta, Est. Rim Diameter .231 m, Isthmia, Greece, Photographed by: Dan Trego
Marta María Pérez Bravo (Cuban, born 1959), De “Tres Coronas”, 2002, Photographic impression in silver gelatin., 20 × 16 in, Editions 2-15 of 15, Lucy García Arte Contemporáneo
Juan Bautisa and/or Juan Cuiris, (Indigenous Mexican), Weeping Virgin, Michoacán, Mexico, 1599-1600, feathers on copper, 10×7 1/8 in. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Berthe Morisot. 1872. Le Berceau (The Cradle). Place: Musée d’Orsay. https://library-artstor-org.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/asset/LESSING_ART_1039490309
