Departments of Art & Architectural History Annual Symposium

The University Of Virginia's Program in Art and Architectural History and The Carl H. and Martha S. Lindner Center for Art History announce the first annual Art and Architectural History Graduate Symposium

MARTIAL ARTS: Art, the Military, and State Power

2ND BIENNIAL ART & ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH & SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2009TBA

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Graduate Program in Art and Architectural History at the University of Virginia requests submissions to its biennial symposium. This year’s theme will explore the connections between visual culture, the built environment, military might, and the representation or institution of governmental authority within a wide variety of media, time periods, and geographic regions. Papers are welcome from graduate students working in all disciplines and historical periods.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, contemporary representations of the war on terror, protest art or propaganda of the 20th century, the art or visual culture of the American Revolution or Civil War, Renaissance fortifications and Roman triumphs, as well as the imaging or engineering of empire in both Western and non-Western, ancient and modern, contexts. Submissions should include a CV and abstract of no more than 300 words. Papers will be strictly limited to 20 minutes each. For more information, please contact Leslie F. Cozzi at UVaSymposium@gmail.com.

Submission Deadline is October 1st, 2008

Email or mail Submissions to:

ATTN: Leslie F. Cozzi
McIntire Department of Art
University of Virginia
Fayerweather Hall
P.O. Box 400130
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4130
UVaSymposium@gmail.com