The faculty and graduate students of the Florida State University Department of Art History invite you to our annual Graduate Symposium, April 8 & 9, 2022. Scholars from around the country will present 20-minute papers, each followed by open discussion with the audience over Zoom. The sessions conclude with a Museum & Cultural Heritage Studies Roundtable on Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm: Cultural Heritage Careers and Thinking Outside the Museum.
Our keynote speaker this year is Roland Betancourt, Professor of Art History and Chancellor’s Fellow, University of California, Irvine. Dr. Betancourt will present “The Case of Manuel I Komnenos: Gender, Sexuality, and Racialization in Byzantium” on Friday afternoon, April 8 at 5:00 pm (EST).
Sessions and keynote address will be held virtually over Zoom and are open to the public via registration link on our website.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Welcome
2:45pm
Session I: Examining Urban Space & Infrastructure
3:00–4:30pm
Keynote Presentation
5:00pm Roland Betancourt
“The Case of Manuel I Komnenos: Gender, Sexuality, and Racialization in Byzantium”
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Session II: The Global Medieval & Early Modern World
9:00–10:30am
Session III: Asian Art & Identity
10:45am–12:15pm
Session IV: 19th & 20th Century Works
1:30–3:00pm
MCHS Roundtable: Cultural Heritage Careers and Thinking Outside the Museum 3:30–5:00pm
For more details on how to attend and for the complete program, visit our website.
