The Material Turn in Premodern Art History
AS.010.600 (01)

This seminar explores the “material turn” over the past (c.) twenty years in the history of art with a focus on premodern objects / images. Topics will include theories of materiality, both premodern and contemporary, the relationship between “technical art history” and art history, and the relationship between art and science.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: M 4:00PM - 6:00PM
• Instructor: Lakey, Christopher (Chris)
• Room: Gilman 177  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 10/10
• PosTag(s): HART-MED

Contested Patterns: Islamic Art History and Its Challenges
AS.010.604 (01)

Formed against the backdrop of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orientalism and colonialism, the field of Islamic art history continues to grapple with the overwhelmingly Eurocentric assumptions, narratives, and approaches that shaped its emergence and development. These inherited perspectives and the debates they have sparked are the focus of this seminar, which critically examines the foundational characterizations of Islamic art—as ornamental, iconophobic, and timelessly other—together with the exhibitory, commercial, and scholarly contexts in which such ideas took root. Adopting a simultaneously thematic and chronological approach, the seminar will trace the ways in which diverse constellations of actors—including those from within the Islamic world itself—have variously established, consolidated, or challenged the field’s underlying concepts. We will explore how this discursive process has intensified in our own time, in which a spate of scholarly and popular treatments have laid bare the tension between calls to reevaluate the field and an enduring impulse to reinscribe its established contours. Alois Riegl, Oleg Grabar, Gülru Necipoğlu, Yasser Tabbaa, and Wendy Shaw are among the authors whose writings will be assessed and compared. Throughout the seminar, we will ground our historiographical inquiry in discussions of specific works and categories of Islamic art—particularly those like carpets that traditional frameworks have fetishized as decorative—and consider more fruitful avenues for addressing such material, making use of local collections to the extent that we can.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: T 4:00PM - 6:00PM
• Instructor: Rustem, Unver
• Room: Gilman 177  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/10
• PosTag(s): HART-MODERN

Decolonizing The Museum: Case Studies
AS.100.601 (01)

How do museums represent the world? The course will focus on the colonial legacy of museums and complicate discourses of decolonization by looking at a range of case studies. We will study the world’s fairs, artworks, artifacts, collections, curatorial practices, exhibition histories, repatriation requests, and exhibitionary modes of display, in order to analyze their relationship to histories of decolonization, temporality, translation, untranslatability, spectatorship, provenance, and the life of objects.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Shirazi, Sadia
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

Historical Writing in the Middle Ages
AS.100.728 (01)

This course investigates the basic techniques of writing history and the matters traditionally covered in medieval historical texts by reading a series of exemplary medieval historiographical works. This is period is preceded by a section on theoretical orientations to the study of history and historiography in order to provide the analytic tools for analyzing medieval texts.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: Th 3:00PM - 5:00PM
• Instructor: Spiegel, Gabrielle M
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 8/8
• PosTag(s): n/a

Histories of Reproduction
AS.140.685 (01)

While there is a vast literature on reproduction in a global context, this course will focus on the arc of what we might call decolonial histories of reproduction—those that center issues of justice, freedom, intimacy, and agency, as well as cultural negotiation, conflict, and change. Students will write critical histories of reproduction, with attention to the ways in which reproductive politics interface with institutions that exert hegemonic, racialized, gendered, and ableist forms of state power and colonial power. We will also appreciate the ways in which reproduction interacts with other—non geographically-bound, non-institutionalized, and non-state mediated—forms of biopolitical power. We will analyze how the historiography has evolved over time and discuss future directions in the field.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: W 11:30AM - 1:30PM
• Instructor: O'brien, Elizabeth, Turner Bryson, Sasha
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 14/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

Latin America in a Globalizing World II
AS.360.626 (01)

The second in a two-semester graduate sequence, this course will be for graduate students and faculty to collaboratively workshop their own research and writing on topics related to Latin American studies.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Thornton, Christy
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 25/25
• PosTag(s): n/a

Africa in the Twentieth Century
AS.100.653 (01)

Reading seminar emphasizing key developments in the historiography of Colonial and Postcolonial Africa.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Thornberry, Elizabeth
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 9/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

The Haitian Revolution
AS.100.634 (01)

This seminar examines the origins, course, and legacies of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804), the most radical movement of the Age of Revolutions. It explores the colonial background, the overthrow of slavery, the founding of an independent nation, and the aftermath of revolution in the nineteenth century.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
• Instructor: Kwass, Michael
• Room: Gilman 305  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 8/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research Seminar in Atlantic History, 1600-1800
AS.100.681 (01)

Writing workshop for graduate students at all stages presenting work in progress. Discussion of theories, methods, and challenges of graduate student writing.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: Th 3:00PM - 5:00PM
• Instructor: Furstenberg, Francois
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 7/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

The Black World II
AS.100.708 (01)

The Black World Seminar considers the making and meaning of blackness between the 14th and 20th centuries and Africans and people of African descent’s impact on the making of the modern world, from the slave trade to the present. We explore, too, the historical forces which created blackness as a marker on the body and as a political and cultural identity.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: T 12:00PM - 2:00PM
• Instructor: Makalani, Minkah
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 11/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

Readings in the Early U.S. Republic
AS.100.603 (01)

Small intensive group reading: the course is primarily intended for students working on their graduate field lists. Other formats are possible with permission of the instructor.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: M 1:00PM - 3:00PM
• Instructor: Furstenberg, Francois
• Room: Gilman 305  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 7/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

The History of Trans Femininity
AS.100.722 (01)

This seminar will offer training in feminist, queer, transgender and postcolonial approaches to the history of sexuality by exploring what methods are adequate to writing the history of trans femininity as a specifically nineteenth and twentieth century phenomenon. Areas of emphasis will include histories of sexology, sex work, social movements, and trans feminism and its opponents. The primary geographic focus will be the US, but through a transnational lens that connects to Western Europe, South Asia, and Latin America.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Gill Peterson, Julian (Jules)
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 8/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

Modern American Seminar
AS.100.753 (01)

A graduate workshop in which graduate students, faculty, and invited speakers present their latest research results in 20th century history. Q&A, with an emphasis on critical thinking, intellectual discussions, and written and oral presentations. Course may not meet weekly

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: Th 4:30PM - 6:30PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Gilman 305  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 17/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

Gender History Workshop
AS.100.770 (01)

Workshop for presentation of works-in-progress on the history of women, gender, and/or sexuality, including drafts of dissertation chapters, research papers, talks, and proposals. Students in disciplines other than history are welcome. Graduate students only.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: T 2:00PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Hindmarch-Watson, Katie
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 19/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

The Seminar
AS.100.782 (01)

This course features presentations from invited speakers. Q&A, with an emphasis on critical thinking, intellectual discussions, and written and oral presentations. Course may not meet weekly.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: M 4:00PM - 5:50PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 46/60
• PosTag(s): n/a

Seminar: Medieval Europe
AS.100.784 (01)

A graduate workshop in which graduate students, faculty, and invited speakers present their latest research results in Medieval European History. Q&A, with an emphasis on critical thinking, intellectual discussions, and written and oral presentations. Course may not meet weekly.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: Th 4:00PM - 5:50PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 15/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

Seminar: Early Modern Europe
AS.100.786 (01)

A graduate workshop in which graduate students, faculty, and invited speakers present their latest research results in Early Modern European History. Q&A, with an emphasis on critical thinking, intellectual discussions, and written and oral presentations. Course may not meet weekly.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: Th 4:00PM - 5:50PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 11/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

General Seminar: Modern Europe
AS.100.788 (01)

A graduate workshop in which graduate students, faculty, and invited speakers present their latest research results in Modern European History. Q&A, with an emphasis on critical thinking, intellectual discussions, and written and oral presentations. Course may not meet weekly.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: Th 4:00PM - 5:50PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 14/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

General Seminar: America
AS.100.790 (01)

A seminar series in which graduate students, faculty, and invited speakers present their latest research results in American History. Q&A, with an emphasis on critical thinking, intellectual discussions, and written and oral presentations. Course may not meet weekly.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: W 4:00PM - 5:50PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 26/30
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (02)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Gill Peterson, Julian (Jules)
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (03)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Morgan, Philip (Philip)
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

General Seminar: Africa
AS.100.794 (01)

A seminar series in which graduate students, faculty, and invited speakers present their latest research results in African History. Q&A, with an emphasis on critical thinking, intellectual discussions, and written and oral presentations. Course may not meet weekly.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: F 3:00PM - 4:30PM
• Instructor: Thornberry, Elizabeth
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 13/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (04)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Lurtz, Casey
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 3/3
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (01)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Celenza, Christopher (Chris)
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 2/3
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (05)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Burgin, Angus
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

First Year Graduate Workshop
AS.100.798 (01)

First-year graduate workshop for History PhD candidates only.

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate
• Days/Times: M 12:00PM - 1:00PM
• Instructor: Lester, Anne
• Room: Gilman 308  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 10/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (17)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Moss, Kenneth
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (19)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Rowe, William T
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (16)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Meyer-Fong, Tobie
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (24)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Kim, Hayang (Yumi)
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (22)

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• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Shepard, Todd (Todd)
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (25)

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• Instructor: Walters, Ronald (Ron)
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (18)

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• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Rowe, Erin
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (20)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Lester, Anne
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (21)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Johnson, Jessica Marie
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• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (23)

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• Instructor: El-leithy, Tamer
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• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (06)

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• Instructor: Hebrard, Jean Michel Louis (Jean)
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Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (07)

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• Instructor: Connolly, Nathan D
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Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (09)

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• Instructor: Maciejko, Pawel Tadeusz
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• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (08)

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• Instructor: Jones, Martha Suzanne
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• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (10)

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• Instructor: Jelavich, Peter
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• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (11)

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• Seats Available: 4/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (14)

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Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (12)

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• Instructor: Hindmarch-Watson, Katie
• Room:    
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• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (13)

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• Instructor: Kwass, Michael
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• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (15)

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• Instructor: Marshall, John W
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Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (27)

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• Instructor: Jackson, Lawrence P
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• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (29)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Harms, Victoria Elizabeth
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Independent Study
AS.100.804 (01)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Lurtz, Casey
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (26)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Spiegel, Gabrielle M
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Independent Study
AS.100.804 (02)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Rowe, William T
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (30)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Makalani, Minkah
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (31)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Pearsall, Sarah
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Dissertation Research
AS.100.802 (28)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Furstenberg, Francois
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Independent Study
AS.100.804 (03)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Burgin, Angus
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Independent Study
AS.100.804 (04)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Shepard, Todd (Todd)
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Independent Study
AS.100.804 (06)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Harms, Victoria Elizabeth
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Independent Study
AS.100.804 (05)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
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• Instructor: Kwass, Michael
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 2/2
• PosTag(s): n/a

Spring Practicum
AS.100.822 (01)

• Credits: 0.00
• Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Staff
• Room:    
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a