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Sonja Drimmer

Slanting the History of Writing

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

For Public Books, Professor Drimmer reflects on the histories of handwriting and writing technologies, revealing that, whatever writing is today, it is not self evident.

Detail of Islamic art

Professor Denny to Lecture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Monday, April 17, 2023

The Turkish Centennial Lecture: Süleyman's World and the Making of Ottoman and Turkish Identity...

"Masculine Identities" Featured in Artscope

Thursday, March 30, 2023

The 2023 Eva Fierst Curatorial Exhibition, curated by two of our MA students—Samit Sinha MA'23 and Lawrence Gianangeli MA'24—was featured in the March E-Blast for Artscope Magazine! ...

Nelson Stevens Retrospective in Springfield

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

March 4-September 2, 2023...

Professor Vickery Interviewed about EweMass!

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Professor Vickery was recently featured in an article by the University of California, Davis for her work with Sustainable EweMass!  The project offers an opportunity for students, faculty, staff...

Prof. Schmitter publishes on hidden Caravaggio ceiling painting

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Would you recognize a Caravaggio on the spot? Prof. Monika Schmitter recently encountered a rare ceiling painting by the "rebel artist" when visiting the Villa Aurora in Rome, Italy. Follow this...