HART News
Vanderbilt University honors 2025 Founder’s Medalists History of Art Major Nikki Takahashi Weitzenhoffer
May. 16, 2025—Nikki Takahashi Weitzenhoffer, from Norman, Oklahoma, is this year’s Founder’s Medalist for the College of Arts and Science, majoring in History of Art. Weitzenhoffer earned highest accolades for her history of art honors thesis. The project focused on Ukiyo-e, which means “pictures of the floating world.” It’s a Japanese art form of the 17th–19th centuries that...
Senior Lecturer Susan Dine published article in the Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Mar. 17, 2025—Senior Lecturer Susan Dine published article in the Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies Ritualized Word: Material Networks in Thirteenth-Century Japan Abstract: Ritualized word has a long history in Japan, seemingly predating the introduction of Buddhist practice. This power of word was further emphasized through Buddhist ritual and art. This article examines the interconnectedness of these...
New research showcases unsung history of female architects
Mar. 11, 2025—
Goldberg Lecture – Factory as Counter-History: Industrial architecture between social revolution, welfare capitalism, and the fully automated building machine
Feb. 26, 2025—The Vanderbilt University Department of History of Art and Architecture is thrilled to present the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Lecture in Art History, Factory as Counter-History: Industrial architecture between social revolution, welfare capitalism, and the fully automated building machine. This lecture will be presented by University of Toronto Professor Claire Zimmerman on Thursday,...
Senior Lecturer Susan Dine Presents Art History Course at the Frist Art Museum
Nov. 21, 2024—On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Senior Lecturer Susan Dine presented an art history course at the Frist Art Museum: Human Experience and Japanese Art. This talk was held from 6:00pm-7:00pm in the Museum’s Auditorium. In this course, Dine explored visual expressions from the period following World War II through the present day, with a focus...
Senior Lecturer Jack Crawford gives talk – Style as Substance: Video Art’s Politics of the Self
Nov. 11, 2024—On Wednesday, November 13 at 4:30pm the Vanderbilt Museum of Art and the Vanderbilt Department of History of Art and Architecture presented Style as Substance: Video Art’s Politics of the Self, at talk by Senior Lecturer Jack Crawford. This talk was be held in Cohen Memorial Hall 203. Historicizing the lush contemporary video work featured...