ICMA AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES, KALAMAZOO 2021
Session 13
Art Historical Approaches to Medieval Environments
Monday, May 10, 9:00 a.m. EDT (live recorded)
Sponsored by the International Center of Medieval Art Student Committee
Organized by
Dustin Aaron, Institute of Fine Arts, New York Univ.
Presider: Dustin Aaron
A Saint, the Sun, and a Cloud: Sacred Meteorology in Santa Maria Novella Giosuè Fabiano, Courtauld Institute of Art
Out of the Woods: The Ecologies and Natural Materials of the Historiated Doors of Auvergne Katherine Werwie, Yale Univ.
The Trees of the Cross Gregory C. Bryda, Barnard College
Session 163
The Global North: Medieval Scandinavia on the Borders of Europe
Wednesday, May 12, 9:00 a.m. EDT
Organized by
Laura Tillery, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology
Ingrid Lunnan Nødseth, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology
Presider: Laura Tillery and Ingrid Lunnan Nødseth
Countering Misrepresentations by Showcasing the Multicultural Vikings Nancy L. Wicker, Univ. of Mississippi
Romanesque Crossroads: Ornamental Diversity in the Golden Altar from Lisbjerg, Denmark Kristin B. Aavitsland, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society
The Moor and the Arab in the Merchant’s Chapel, Malmoe Lena Liepe, Linnaeus Univ.
Session 184
Medieval Exhibitions in the Era of Global Art History I
Wednesday, May 12, 11:00 a.m. EDT
Organized by
Gerhard Lutz, Cleveland Museum of Art
Lloyd de Beer, British Museum
Presider: Gerhard Lutz
Is Exhibiting a Cross-Cultural Charlemagne Possible? Ex oriente (Aachen, 2003) William J. Diebold, Reed College
The exhibition “The Constance Council 1414–1418. World Event of the Middle Ages” in 2014: Presenting Medieval Culture as a Challenge in a Secular World Karin Ehlers, Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg
Lessons from the Caravan: Representing “Medieval” Africa Sarah M. Guérin, Univ. of Pennsylvania
The Art of Africa in Medieval Exhibitions: Confronting Issues of Terms, Associations, and US-Based Discourses of Race Andrea Myers Achi, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Session 233
Considering Race in the Classroom: Complicating the Narratives of Medieval Art History (A Workshop)
Wednesday, May 12, 7:00 p.m. EDT
Sponsored by International Center of Medieval Art and Material Collective
Organized by
Risham Majeed, Ithaca College
Presider: Bryan C. Keene, Riverside City College
A workshop led by Risham Majeed.
Visit www.medievalart.org/considering-race for pre-workshop readings and images.
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Session 263
Medieval Exhibitions in the Era of Global Art History II
Thursday, May 13, 11:00 a.m. EDT
Organized by
Gerhard Lutz, Cleveland Museum of Art
Lloyd de Beer, British Museum
Presider: Lloyd de Beer
Interreligious Dialogue: The New Permanent Medieval Galleries: Principal Aspects of “Christianity” as One of the Major World Religions at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany Christine Kitzlinger, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
The World beyond the Pages of Books: New Pathways for Exhibitions toward a Global Middle Ages in Los Angeles Bryan C. Keene, Riverside City College
Curating Monsters: Grappling with Medieval and Modern Otherness in the Gallery Asa Simon Mittman, California State Univ.–Chico; Sherry C. M. Lindquist, Western Illinois Univ.
Make It New: Student Curators Reframing the Medieval and Early Modern Alexa K. Sand, Utah State Univ