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Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion: Perspectives From Contemporary India And 6th Century Jain Yoga, Christopher Key Chapple

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

Times New Roman

Ganges In Indian Sculpture And Literature: Mythology And Personification, Nalini Rao

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

The river Ganges is a symbol of wealth, purity and eternity, and its sacred waters have inspired sages, philosophers, and artists in India who have immortalized its divine imagery. However, it has rarely been understood from a historical point of view, as to how it became so sacred and to view it from a multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary perspective with an accumulation of layers of historical thought and practices, provides a rationale for the living practices around the river. The paper explores the evolution of the concept of sacredness and eternity of River Ganges through art- historical and archaeological evidence. It …

Caravaggio’S Faith And Good Works: A New Interpretation Of Saint Jerome Writing, And Its Implications About The Artist, Louis Berbert

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Over the past one-hundred years, much effort has been given to the analysis and interpretation of the many paintings produced by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio during his short lifetime. Unfortunately, many of the artist’s works have gone vastly understudied, such as his Saint Jerome Writing, completed in 1606. Several scholars have touched on the painting briefly over the years, such as Howard Hibbard, who suggests in his 1985 monograph, Caravaggio, that the piece touches on the transiency of life, as well as Sybille Ebert- Schifferer, who adds in her 2009 book, Caravaggio: The Artist and His Work, that …

Visual Diaries: Towards Art History As Storytelling, Alpesh Kantilal Patel

Art History Pedagogy & Practice

This essay examines variants of what I refer to as “visual diaries” – or thinking through images and written or oral language – as important “worldmaking” exercises, essential for students of color, women, sexual minorities, or other marginalized subjects. I provide my reflections on assigning this dynamic and student-centered, practice-based assignment in my contemporary art courses at a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) of higher education and a summer art residency program unaffiliated with a university. Besides my reflections on my pedagogy, I also share student feedback from unsolicited testimonials and answers to questionnaires. I argue that visual diaries transform students into …

Art History, Open Educational Resources (Oers), And Social Justice-Oriented Pedagogy: Adaptations To Introductory World Art History Survey Courses, Sara Ishii

Art History Pedagogy & Practice

This essay considers the social justice benefits of adopting OERs in an introductory art history survey course. Following the events of the COVID-19 pandemic, instructors have needed to reevaluate pedagogical approaches and teaching materials. Coupled with this present need to foster accessible and flexible courses, for decades art historians have observed the overrepresentation of white Western art and subsequent marginalization of global art in survey textbooks. Centering the need for a social justice-oriented pedagogy that recognizes global contributions to art history, I first reflect on the potential to adapt open educational resources (OERs) to disrupt status quo narratives that privilege …

Virtual Reality And Art History: A Case Study Of Digital Humanities And Immersive Learning Environments, James Hutson, Trent Olsen

Faculty Scholarship

The potential benefits of integrating immersive realities into traditional humanities curricula have been touted over the last two decades, but budgetary and technical constraints of implementation have limited its adoption. However, recent advances in technology, along with more affordable hardware coupled with more user-friendly interfaces, have seen widespread adoption beyond that of the military and healthcare. In fact, higher education institutions are poised to adopt VR on a broader scale to enhance learning with virtual environments. This study seeks to determine the expectations and results of integrating virtual reality into coursework with students and faculty in Art History. The study …

Altering The Meaning Of Remembrance: The Influence Of Resurgent Nazi Perpetrators On The Jewish Museum Berlin, Zamara Tomko

Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal

This visual exhibit looks at various images of the Jewish Museum Berlin and the effects resurgent neo-Nazis had on its design. After 1989, the building saw alterations to its interpretation and the architect Daniel Libeskind's design due to a lack of funding because of reunification, political power gained by the right-wing parties, and xenophobia towards Jewish people and foreign workers. It evolved from a Cold War project meant to represent Berlin and Berlin Jewish history both distinctly and integrally to a symbol of reunited Germany that showcased the continual and persistent victimization of the Jewish people.

An Edgefield Ceramic Assemblage From The Lost Town Of St. Joseph, Northwest Florida, Crystal R. Wright

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

From 1835-1842, the train depot at what is today the Depot Creek Depot site (8Gu199) served the historic town of St. Joseph in the Florida Panhandle. This town originated as a competitor to the city of Apalachicola in the cotton industry and grew into an economic boomtown. Imported goods arriving on ships in the Gulf of Mexico were delivered to the Depot Creek Depot by railway, and then were shipped up through Lake Wimico and into the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System. Unfortunately, after 8 years of occupation, St. Joseph was destroyed by several hurricanes, a yellow fever epidemic, and fires resulting …

Craftivism Between Nationalism And Activism In Ukraine And Belarus, Alla Myzelev

Art History

This article outlines the history and significance of Craftivism in Eastern Europe. Using two case studies of artists it investigates the use of the craft language in Eastern Europe and its usability for activism. Do-It-Yourself culture, of which Craftivism is part, rejects the commercialism, gender norms and the conventional lifestyle in the Global North. Use of crafts as a language of political and social struggle allows to convey the message in a less confrontational but nevertheless very pertinent way. The craftivism is a successful language for the feminist political struggle in the Eastern Europe.

An Ideology Of Racism: Community Representation, Segregation, And The Historical Cemeteries Of Panama City, Florida, Ethan David Mauldin Putman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Mortuary research in historical archaeology has always acknowledged the cultural and symbolic links between cemeteries and the people who created them. Studies across multiple disciplines focus on what data can be gained about past societies from historical cemeteries, and they tend to ascribe to an understanding of the ‘cemetery-as-model.’ This idea of the local burial ground as a mirror of the community that formed it seems reasonable, even logical, but few of these studies have taken the time to compare the historical context of the societies in question to the results of their cemetery analyses. The assumption of the cemetery …

There Be Dragons: History And Meaning Of Dragon Imagery In Art (And Religion), Jim Lewis, Kenneth Steinbach, Josh Vana

Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Works

Dr. Jim (James) Lewis joins Bethel University art student Josh Vana as he presents research on the historical roots of dragon imagery and symbolism in Asian and European art and how that informed the development of his displayed sculpture in the University Library. A conversation with Professors Kenneth Steinbach and Jim Lewis follows the presentation. Dr. Lewis explains the significance of the dragon motif as it finds it origins and meaning in Chinese culture in the 22:00 to 35:00 portion of the video. The panel discussion with all three presenters concludes the video starting at 48:09. The video is …

"A Quixote In Imagination Might Here Find...An Ideal Baronage": Landscapes Of Power, Enslavement, Resistance, And Freedom At Sherwood Forest Plantation, Lauren K. Mcmillan

Northeast Historical Archaeology

In the winter of 1862, two armed forces descended upon Fredericksburg; one blue, one gray. After suffering heavy losses during the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Union Army retreated to the northern banks of the Rappahannock River, making camp in Stafford County. From December 1862 until June 1863, the Union Army overran local plantations and small farm holdings throughout the area, including at Sherwood Forest, the home of the Fitzhugh family. Sherwood Forest was used as field hospital, a signal station, a balloon launch reconnaissance station, and a general encampment during the winter and spring of 1862/1863. Throughout the roughly six-month …

The World As We Know It: Maps And Atlases From Special Collections, Archives And Special Collections, Luke Meagher

Library Exhibits

Selections of maps and atlases from Sandor Teszler Library’s Special Collections are presented in this exhibit to show how, over time, cartographers have represented the world as we know it.

Reshaping The Visitor Experience In Regional Museums Through Interpretation Plans: A Case Study Of The Kom Ushim Museum In Fayoum-Egypt, Marwa Hamada, Monther Jamhawi, Maher Eissa

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

[Ar]
إعادة تشكيل تجربة الزوار فى المتاحف الإقليمية من خلال خطط التفسير متحف كوم أوشيم بالفيوم- مصر كحالة دراسية

تركز هذه الدراسة على أهمية التفسير الجيد لمجموعات المتحف فى إرضاء الزوار. حيث توجد علاقة بين رضا الزوار وتكرار زيارتهم. لذلك، فإن الموضوع الرئيسى لهذه الدراسة هو تقييم تجربة الزوار داخل متحف كوم أوشيم فى الفيوم ــــــ مصر وخطته التفسيرية الحالية لمجموعاته المعروضة لمعرفة مدى فعالية تجربة الزائر فيما يتعلق بالتفسير الحالي للمتحف؟ وما مدى شمولية عرض وتفسير قيمة معروضات المتحف والسرد التاريخى المصاحب لها؟ اعتمد الباحثون على جمع البيانات بعدة طرق كاستخدام الاستبيانات الموزعة على زوار المتحف، …

Restoration And Conservation Of A Unique Archaeological Carpet From Prince Muhammad Cali Palace Museum In Al-Manial, Cairo (Case Study), Mariam Ghattas Samy, Gamal Mahgoub, Eman Osman, Neven Kamal

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

[Ar]

ترميم وصيانة سجادة آثرية فريدة من متحف قصر الأمير محمد على بالمنيل– القاهرة (دراسة حالة)

يمثل السجاد التاريخى أحد أكثر الكنوز الفنية التى يجب الحفاظ عليها للأجيال القادمة. لذلك تقدم هذه الورقة البحثية استراتيجيات علمية لصيانة سجادة آثرية فريدة حُفِظت فى ظروف تخزين غير متحكم فيها. السجادة غنية بالزخارف وتعود إلى العصر الحديث (القرن 13هـ/ 19م). وكانت مُخزنة فى متحف قصر الأمير محمد على بالمنيل (القاهرة) تحت رقم 90/112سجل 2. ونظرا للتلف الشديد الذى كانت تعانى منه هذه السجادة كان لابد من وضع خطة علاج مناسبة لترميمها بشكل صحيح وذلك باستخدام التقنيات الميكروسكوبية والطيفية. فقد تم …

The Traditional Style Of Women's Clothing In Uzbekistan During The 13th-14th Ah / 19th-20th Ad Centuries, Noha Gamil

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

[Ar]

الطراز التقليدي لملابس النساء فى أوزبكستان خلال القرنين 13 – 14 هـ / 19 – 20 م

تعتبر الملابس التقليدية الأوزبكية سمة من أهم السمات الرئيسية التى نستطيع من خلالها معرفة التراث الفنى الأوزبكى والتقاليد فى الملبس ومكوناته، حيث يتناول البحث مجموعة من ملابس النساء بأوزبكستان والتى تتميز بالثراء الزخرفي والتنوع الكبير فى مكوناتها ومسمياتها واختلافها من مدينة إلى أخرى بالمنطقة، حيث تحدد ملابس النساء وتفاصيلها حسب الأعمار من سيدات كبار السن وفتيات متزوجات وغير متزوجات وكذلك حسب الوضع الإجتماعي، كما تصنف الملابس حسب المناسبة دينية، اجتماعية، احتفالية، ملابس يومية، ومن خلال الورقة البحثية نجد أن أغلب …

Mule And Imitative Fulūs Of Egyptian Coins From Bilād Al-Shām In The Early Islamic Era Typological Study, Mohammad Younis

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

[Ar]

الفلوس الهجين والمقلدة للنقود المصرية من بلاد الشام فى العصر الإسلامى المبكر

يهدف هذا البحث إلى دراسة النقود النحاسية والبرونزية المقلدة للفلوس التى كانت تُضرب فى مصر فى العصر الإسلامى المبكر، والتى كانت تتميز باتباع التقاليد البيزنطية فى ضرب النقود النحاسية من حيث السُمك، وثقل الوزن، وغلظة الكتابات وخلوها من الأخطاء. وقد كانت هذه النقود المقلدة تُضرب فى المدن الشامية لتعويض نقص الفئات النقدية الصغيرة إلا أنها تفتقد للتقاليد المتبعة فى النقود المصرية آنذاك، فقد كانت خفيفة الوزن، رقيقة السُمك، وكثيرة الأخطاء، وأحياناً كانت تُضرب بقالب وجه لطراز مختلف عن طراز قالب الظهر وربما من أماكن غير …

The Route To The Holy City. Al-Juḥfah As An Example, Ibrahim Alsulami, Abd Al-Moneem Abd Al-Raḥmān, Ahmed Mohamed Youssef

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

[Ar]

الطريق إلى المدينة المقدسة ... الجحفة أنموذجاً

كانت قرية الجحفة ولا تزال مركز حضارى عبر تاريخ البشرية. ولأنها مناسبة للحياة فقد أقامت فيها كثير من الدول عبر تاريخها الطويل والقديم. ومع ظهور الإسلام أصبحت الجحفة أكثر أهمية حيث كانت بمثابة محطة رئيسية للحجاج وكان الحجاج المسلمون يمرورن بها فى طريقهم إلى الأراضى والمشاعر المقدسة، حاملين معهم الطعام والماء وغير ذلك من الإحتياجات، وتشتهر الجحفة أيضًا بآثارها التاريخية مثل قصر عالية ومسجد الزور وغير ذلك. يعرب الباحثون عن امتنانهم لعمادة البحث العلمى بجامعة أم القرى لدعمها وتمويل هذه الدراسة بمنحة رقم (19-HUM-4- 9-0001) والتى ساهمت بشكل فعال …

Facial Hair And Beard Coverings Motives For Growth And Coverage In The Ancient Egyptian And Mesopotamian Doctrine, Reda Attalla

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

أغطية شعر الوجه واللحية: دوافع إطلاقها وتغطيتها فى عقيدة المصرى القديم وبلاد ما بين النهرين [Ar]

عرف شعر الوجه واللحية فى الشرق الأدنى القديم بشكل عام وفى مصر القديمة وبلاد ما بين النهرين على وجه الخصوص، إلا أن عملية تغطية شعر الوجه واللحيه فى هاتين الحضارتين من الموضوعات التى لا تزال بحاجة إلى مزيد من الدراسة فيما يختص بالاسم ومرادفاته ومخصصاته من جهة، وذكر اللحيه والذقن فى المناظر والنصوص من جهة أخرى، وأسباب إطلاق شعر الوجه والذقن ودوافع تغطيته من جهة ثالثة، وأشكال هذه الأغطية كما ظهرت بالتماثيل فى كلتا الحضارتين من جهة رابعة. حيث اعتمدت الباحثة فى …

The Identity Of The Cattle Herdsman A Study In The Scenes Of Ancient Egyptian Private Tombs, Dr. Naglaa Fathy Fathy Shehab

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

[Ar]

هُوية راعى الأبقار: دراسة فى مناظر المقابر المصرية القديمة الخاصة

ذخرت مقابرالمصريون القدماء برسوم ونقوش توثق تفاصيل حياتهم اليومية التى يرغبون فى أن يحيوها فى الحياة الأخرى. وهكذا، أضحت مقابر المصريين القدماء بمحتوياتها ونقوشها الجدارية بمثابة ديوان لحضارة وادى النيل، نتعرف منها على ملامح الحياة اليومية فى مصر القديمة. احتلت مناظر رعى الأبقار، من خلال مشاهد الزراعة والرعى والمناظر الجنائزية، مكانة بارزة بكافة تفاصيلها الحياتية التى عاشها المصرى القديم. لم يقتصر دور راعى الأبقار على قيادة القطيع فقط بل امتد عمله ليشمل العديد من الجوانب الأخرى، والتى من شأنها المحافظة على سلامة القطيع البدنية والصحية، كتوجيه القطيع …