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University of Arkansas

Spring 2023  |  ARHS 4993/4993H/5993 American Design and National Identity (Instructor of Record)

How do everyday objects like textiles, metalwork, and furniture help define an American identity? How do materials, practices of making, and artistic techniques reflect and promote social hierarchies? This seminar takes as its premise that designed objects, just like works of fine art, are ideologically charged. Together, we will explore a range of objects from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including toys, office plans, graphic design, and ceramics to investigate the relationship between design and American projects of colonialism, capitalism, and racial formation. Throughout, students will be encouraged to explore objects of their own interest. By examining objects of the past, we will broach several topics pertinent to art history and practice today: questions about equity and justice, access, carcerality, and the possibility of “decolonizing” design and/or design history.

Summer 2023 | Introduction to Museums and Collections (Instructor of Record), School of Art Summer Arts Workshop, a pre-college program for high school students

Harvard

Fall 2020  |  HIST 1006 Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies (TF for Phil Deloria)

Spring 2019  |   HAA 179P Press/Reverse/Resist: An Introduction to Print in Contemporary Art (TF for Jennifer Roberts)

Fall 2019  |   HAA 97R Sophomore Methods Tutorial (Instructor of Record)

There exist about as many “art histories” as there do art historians. Throughout the history of the discipline, however, certain approaches to analyzing works of art and visual culture have coalesced into distinct “methods.” Our goal in this tutorial will to be to examine a select few of these methods, critically interrogate their premises, and question their applicability to works of art, architecture, and material culture from diverse times and places. Through class discussions, short presentations, weekly writing assignments, and a final research paper, you will develop and refine your skills in 1) close looking, 2) critical reading, and 3) persuasive writing—fundamental to all art historical work. We will also look broadly as the development of art history as a discipline: What are some of its fundamental assumptions, and how have they changed? What kind of art history do we want to practice in 2019?