Department of Art History

The First Annual Intercollegiate Symposium between the Art History Departments at the University of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will offer an opportunity for intellectual exchange between young scholars at both institutions. Graduating students will present their BA thesis research in an informal setting to students, faculty, and friends.

Schedule

GROUP 1

10:15: Rose Camara, “Portrait of a Man: An Alternative View on Black Representation in Renaissance Italy.”

10:30: Cecília Resende Santos, “From Tower to Street: River City (1968-1986) and the Form of Post-War Downtown Chicago.”

10:45 - 11:00: Q&A

GROUP 2

11:30: May Makki, “The Museum of Jurassic Technology: A Tool for Knowing and Unknowing.”

11:45: Margarita Lizcano Hernandez, “Letícia Parente: Performative Experimentations (1975 - 1982).”

12:00 - 12:15 PM: Q&A

GROUP 3

1:15: Jola Idowu, “American Citizen: The Politics of Graffiti and Space in Chicago.”

1:30: Anna Carroll, “Deciphering Basilica San Vitale: An Iconographic Analysis of the Apse and Presbytery Mosaics.”

1:45 - 2:00 PM: Q&A

This event is free and open to the public. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

This event is supported by the University of Chicago Department of Art History and the Art History Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.