Call for Papers: Graduate Student Symposium at Boston
Boston University Graduate Student Symposium on the History of Art & Architecture
Boston University, 2-3 March 2012
Proposals due 28 November 2011
The 28th Annual Boston University Graduate Student Symposium on the History of Art & Architecture invites submissions exploring the role of doubles, multiples, and copies in artistic production from antiquity to the present.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following: molds, casts, and replicas; afterimages, mirror images, twinning/tripling, and “mise en abyme”; serial formats and presentations; Janus or Gemini figures, uncanny doubles, doppelgangers, and evil twins; the replication or reappearance of architectural elements and structures; mimicry and mimesis; issues of reproduction in photography, print culture, media, and mass production; copying and emulation in practice and pedagogy; work that problematizes, resists, or elides duplication or multiplication; appropriation, plagiarism, and copyright issues; the re-presentation of works or performances; relationships between facsimiles and originals; and dialogues between final products and sketches or models.
We welcome submissions from graduate students at all stages of their studies, working in any area or discipline. Please email a 500-word abstract and CV as attachments to Leslie K. Brown, Symposium Coordinator, at lkbrown@bu.edu by November 28, 2011. Papers should be 20 minutes in length and selected speakers will be notified before January 1st. The Symposium will be held March 2-3, 2012, with a keynote lecture (TBD) at the Boston University Art Gallery at the Stone Gallery on Friday evening and paper presentations on Saturday in the Riley Seminar Room of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
This event is generously sponsored by The Boston University Center for the Humanities; the Boston University Department of History of Art & Architecture; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Boston University Graduate Student History of Art & Architecture Association; and the Boston University Art Gallery at the Stone Gallery.
Call for Papers: Graduate Student Conference
6th Annual Graduate Symposium, Department of Art, University of Toronto
Experimental Cultures: Mergers of Art and Science
University of Toronto, 27 January 2012
Proposals due by 15 November 2011
“All art should become science and all science art,” declared the German Romantic poet Friedrich Schlegel in one of his many philosophical fragments. Schlegel’s radical program of reform for the arts and sciences still has currency today. Art historians and other researchers are exploring the unique ways in which cultures of science and art intersect. Illustrations in anatomical atlases or manuals of natural history, for instance, hover somewhere ambivalently between the two. Even in the work of canonical artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci, what is art and what is scientific inquiry cannot be definitively distinguished. These junctions appear not only in the concerns of artists, but also in those of scientists. Developments in neuroscience are transforming our understanding of the experience and creation of art. Innovative technologies enable us to approach art and material culture, ancient and modern, from new angles. We invite proposals of graduate research across time and space that consider how science and technology have influenced the subjects of art, material culture, the practices of art-making, and aesthetic experience. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
– Applications of science and technology to art history and material culture
– How art and science have together generated new theoretical approaches
– Exchange between artists, anatomists, medical practitioners, and other scientists
– Neuroarthistory and its applications
– The use of psychology, physiognomy, or phrenology in portraiture
– Intersections between landscape painting or land art and the natural sciences
Please email abstracts of no more than 500 words for 20-minute papers, in addition to a short CV to gusta.symposium@gmail.com by November 15, 2011. Successful candidates will be contacted by December 1, 2011.
Organized by the Graduate Union of the Students of Art, University of Toronto
Call for Articles: Excess and Moderation for ‘Frame’
Excess/Moderation Theme for Next Issue of Frame: Journal of Visual and Material Culture
Manuscripts due by 15 November 2011
Frame invites scholarly submissions from a variety of disciplines that engage somehow with visual and/or material culture using unique methodologies. Possible areas of interest include art, architecture, film, visual culture, design, built environment, television, material culture, or other domains that engage with visual content from a variety of perspectives. We are particularly attracted to scholarly work that transverses traditional disciplinary borders and creates fresh approaches to the study of visual art and related areas.
This issue is themed “Excess/Moderation.” A mind-map that serves the function of suggesting topics is available on the Frame website (www.framejournal.org). Please see the website for the style-sheet as well. Papers should not exceed 10,000 words, unless for special exception. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically in .doc or .docx format. A separate document that includes a 200-word abstract, full name, email address, phone number, and institutional affiliation should accompany the article. Send all inquiries to the Managing Editor, Shawn Rice, at editor@framejournal.org.
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Frame is a scholarly, peer-reviewed online publication edited by graduate students of the City University of New York Graduate Center. This journal is a re-imagined, interdisciplinary continuation of PART: The Journal of the Ph.D. Program in Art History at the Graduate Center.
Meet Our New Intern: Amanda Strasik
I’m glad to report that the Enfilade internship program is off to a fabulous start. Freya Gowrley did a brilliant job getting things rolling, and she now passes the baton on to Amanda Strasik. Welcome, Amanda! -CH
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Note (added 21 October 2022) — The full postings for interns have been archived offline.
Call for Papers: The Florida State Graduate Symposium
The Florida State University Art History Graduate Symposium
Tallahassee, 4-5 November 2011
Proposals due by 29 August 2011
Keynote Speaker: John T. Paoletti, Kenan Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus and Professor of Art History, Wesleyan University
The Art History faculty and graduate students of The Florida State University invite students working toward an MA or a PhD to submit abstracts of papers for presentation at the 29th Annual Art History Graduate Student Symposium. Paper sessions will begin on Friday afternoon, November 4, and continue through Saturday, November 5, with each paper followed by critical discussion. Symposium papers may come from any area of the history of art and architecture. Papers will then be considered for inclusion in Athanor, a nationally-distributed journal published by the Department of Art History and the FSU College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts (maximum 500 words) is 29 August 2011. Please indicate the title of the talk, graduate level, and whether the subject originated in thesis or dissertation research. Send the abstract either as a printout or an email attachment to: Dr. Lynn Jones, Symposium Coordinator, lajones@fsu.edu.
Introducing Enfilade’s First Intern: Freya Gowrley
I’ve been delighted by the emails I’ve received expressing interest in Enfilade’s new internship program. At least tentatively, I have the spot filled until the end of the year. And this morning, I’m really excited to introduce our first intern, Freya Gowrley — or more precisely, to allow her to introduce herself. Welcome aboard, Freya! -CH.
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Note (added 5 May 2025) — The full postings for interns have been archived offline.
Enfilade Turns Two!
An 18th-century balloon takes off (Library of Congress); illustration from Jane E. Boyd, "Artificial Clouds and Inflammable Air: The Science and Spectacle of the First Balloon Flights, 1783," 'Chemical Heritage Magazine' (Summer 2009); click to access the article.
After two years and 123,595 hits, I continue to be amazed at how much more the site has become than I ever initially imagined. Thanks to all of you for your kind input, your generosity in sharing news, and above all for your support in reading. To mark the anniversary, I want to make two plugs: one a familiar refrain, the other an announcement regarding the launch of an internship program.
First, if you’re a regular reader, please consider making a financial contribution to the Historians of Eighteenth-Century Art & Architecture. Enfilade is produced at absolutely zero costs to HECAA, but the organization needs financial resources to pursue its mission, an important part of which includes modest grants for graduate students. Anyone interested in the period is welcome to become a member; so if you’re reading, consider joining. For current members, now is a good time to send in your dues for 2011 if you’ve not yet done so (just $20/$5 for graduate students). Please also think about making an additional donation to help fund the Dora Wiebenson Prize or the Mary Vidal Memorial Fund. Checks should be sent directly to Denise Baxter (the transition to our new treasurer Jennifer Germann will occur soon, but for now Denise is still glad to cash your checks).
Second, I’m pleased to announce that Enfilade is now accepting applications for a new student internship program. The intern positions are intended to provide art historical experience for M.A. students in Art History, Architectural History, Museum Studies, or other related disciplines (exceptional upper-level undergraduates will also be considered). Duties will primarily consist of researching potential postings, gathering information about upcoming exhibitions, conferences, forthcoming books, &c. Depending upon an intern’s interests, expertise, and location, other projects are also possible. Starting dates are flexible. The internship runs for 8 weeks with the possibility of an extension. Students are expected to work a minimum of 5 hours per week. The position is unpaid, though it will include a one-year HECAA membership. Given the nature of the work, the internship can be completed from anywhere. Requirements:
- Basic computer skills with online access
- A minimum of five art history courses
- Strong writing skills
- Fluency in English, though additional languages are certainly advantageous
Application materials:
- Cover letter explaining the applicant’s interests, skills, and plans for the near future
- C.V.
- Writing sample of 3-5 pages
Applications should be sent to CraigAshleyHanson@gmail.com
As with everything with Enfilade, the internship program is an experiment. We’ll see how it goes and adjust accordingly. By all means feel free to send your own ideas, thoughts, and concerns. And again, thanks for reading! -CH.
Conference: Theories and Things, New Directions for the Decorative Arts
With Julie Ramos, I am organizing a study day at the Institut national d’histoire de l’art (INHA) featuring the research of upcoming junior scholars on new directions in the decorative arts. The event will cover several centuries and artistic mediums that intersect with material culture, ornament, objects, and materiality. For Enfilade readers, there will be some excellent presentations on eighteenth-century art, notably by Delphine Burlot, Elisa Foster, Anne Perrin Khelissa, and Boris Gibhardt. If you will be in Paris in early June, I hope to see you there. – JF.
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Des Théories et des choses: nouvelles orientations dans l’étude des arts décoratifs
Institut national d’histoire de l’art, Paris, 6 June 2011
La « culture matérielle », notion globalisante bien que problématique, permet de rapprocher de nombreuses disciplines savantes, des études américaines aux Visual Studies, en passant par l’anthropologie, la philosophie, l’architecture, l’histoire de l’art, l’histoire et la littérature. Elle se manifeste notamment de manière implicite dans nombre de projets menés actuellement, par exemple dans le thème de la prochaine conférence du CIHA (Comité International d’Histoire d’Art) en 2012, The Challenge of the Object, ainsi que dans la future exposition Paris: Life and Luxury au Getty Institute de Los Angeles, qui prévoit l’exposition des objets dans un intérieur parisien reconstitué. Cette actualité est l’occasion d’interroger la manière dont les objets sont traités, comparés et évalués. La tendance à une normalisation et à une naturalisation des termes par le discours de l’histoire de l’art invitent à de nouvelles analyses et clarifications. Cette journée d’études se propose d’examiner pourquoi et comment les théories de la “culture matérielle” sont presque devenues synonymes d’étude des arts décoratifs, en cela toutes périodes et techniques de fabrication confondues. Elle a pour objectif de présenter les travaux de jeunes chercheurs (doctorants et post-doctorants) de différentes spécialités portant sur des objets de la culture matérielle. Il s’agira d’ouvrir ainsi des perspectives nuancées et critiques pour l’étude de ce champ, engageant des questions d’historiographie, d’histoire de l’art, de philosophie et d’esthétique. En remettant en jeu l’identité de l’objet autant que la conception de sa matérialité, cette journée entend redonner une dimension critique aux théories de la culture matérielle et explorer leurs apports à l’histoire de l’art. Contact: jennifer.ferng@inha.fr
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1: La culture matérielle
Modération: Julie Ramos (INHA)
9h30 – 9h50: Anne PERRIN KHELISSA (Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art)
Le statut juridique des objets du décor à Gênes au XVIIIe siècle. Une question posée à l’histoire de la culture matérielle nobiliaire
9h50 – 10h10: Jennifer FERNG (MIT / INHA)
Les états révolutionnaires d’échange: L’économie matérielle ou la transformation de l’ornement et de la monnaie
10h10 – 10h30: Damien DELILLE (Université François Rabelais de Tours / INHA)
“Les arts de la personnalité”: costume symboliste et critique du dandy fin de siècle
10h30 – 11h00: Discussion
11h00 – 11h15: Pause (more…)
Call for Papers: St. Thomas Graduate Symposium
University of St. Thomas Art History Graduate Symposium
St Paul, Minnesota, 17-18 November 2011
Proposals due by 15 June 2011
The University of St. Thomas (MN) Art History Graduate Program invites proposals for its second annual graduate student research symposium. This year’s event will be held November 17-18, 2011, with a keynote talk by Dr. Steven Nelson (Associate Professor of African and African American Art History and chair of the Graduate Council at the University of California, Los Angeles) on Thursday night and student papers on Friday, November 18.
For consideration please submit a 250-word abstract and CV as attachments to artgradstusym@stthomas.edu by June 15, 2011. Selected participants will be notified by June 30 and your full paper will be due by October 1. Paper presentations will be 20 minutes in length, and the Graduate Program will award a prize to the best paper of the symposium. For more information about the event please contact artgradstusym@stthomas.edu. We look forward to your submission!
Call for Papers: The Florida State Graduate Symposium
The Florida State University Art History Graduate Symposium
Tallahassee, 4-5 November 2011
Proposals due by 1 August 2011 [extended to 29 August]
Keynote Speaker: John T. Paoletti, Kenan Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus and Professor of Art History, Wesleyan University
The Art History faculty and graduate students of The Florida State University invite students working toward an MA or a PhD to submit abstracts of papers for presentation at the 29th Annual Art History Graduate Student Symposium. Paper sessions will begin on Friday afternoon, November 4, and continue through Saturday, November 5, with each paper followed by critical discussion. Symposium papers may come from any area of the history of art and architecture. Papers will then be considered for inclusion in Athanor, a nationally-distributed journal published by the Department of Art History and the FSU College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts (maximum 500 words) is Monday, August 1, 2011. Please indicate the title of the talk, graduate level, and whether the subject originated in thesis or dissertation research. Send the abstract either as a printout or an email attachment to: Dr. Lynn Jones, Symposium Coordinator, lajones@fsu.edu.
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