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