The faculty and 2023 graduate student cohort of the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Tufts University invite students, faculty, and interested persons to join our hybrid graduate symposium:

Mediating Myth: Image and Object as Critical Intercessor
Symposium Date: Friday, March 10th, 2023
In-Person Location: Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center (click here for Google Maps)

8:30-9:00 Light Breakfast

9:00-9:10 Opening Remarks
Delivered by Emily Kassebaum, Tufts University

9:10-10:20 Panel 1 – From the Ground Up: Monuments, Architecture, & the Built Environment
Moderated by Jennifer Gee, Tufts University
Speakers:
Austen Leigh LaRocca
Hanneke van Deursen
Ingrid Asplund

10:20-10:35 Break

10:35-11:45 Panel 2 – Making a Mark: Crafting Legacies & Revisiting Histories in Painting and Portraiture
Moderated by Rileigh K. Clarke, Tufts University
Speakers:
Brittney Bailey
Sarah Hutcheson
Lily Allen

11:45-12:45 Lunch

12:45-1:55 Panel 3 – Exhibition: Performance, Display, & the Self
Moderated by Francesca Bisi, Tufts University
Speakers:
Kristianne (Kate) Molina
CoCo Tin
Maggie Chen

1:55-2:10 Break

2:10-3:20 Panel 4 – Divine Constructions: Interpreting Sacred Objects & Iconography
Moderated by Francesca Bisi, Tufts University
Speakers:
Morgan Moore
Nadia Spaziani
Ariana Pemberton

3:20-3:35 Break

3:35-4:45 Keynote Speaker – Professor Jennie Hirsh
Introduced by Ally Cirelli, Tufts University

4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks
Delivered by Jillian Lepek, Tufts University