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Has Anything Changed? New Strategies and Adaptive Methodologies in Art History Since COVID-19

The 2022 Department of Art & Archaeology Graduate Symposium centers on the theme of changes at a time of global crises. More specifically, it calls on participants to consider the effects of COVID-19 on scholarship in the humanities. Contributors to the symposium investigate how people and institutions must adapt to changing global circumstances, not only in the economic and political sphere, but in art, culture, and society.

We ask, in what ways have conventional art historical narratives and methodologies been disrupted or destabilized? How has our discipline transformed or adapted to recent events? How have arts education and pedagogy been impacted by the shift toward the digital? And consequently, what is the future of art history? Reflections on and beyond these questions will unfold in a series of workshops and round table conversations.

Event Schedule (all times EST):

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Title: Conjuring the Alterity

Thursday, March 24, 2022, 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Title: Means and Meaning of Materiality in the Zoom Age

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Title: Data in Art History: A Road Map

Saturday, April 2, 2022, 12:00PM - 1.30PM
Keynote speaker: Damon Reaves, National Gallery of Art
Title: No End in Sight: The Museum in the Age of COVID

For a full conference description, list of speakers, and dates, please visit our website: https://artgradsymposium.princeton.edu/