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08/28/2026

What does Pan-Africanism mean in the 21st century? 💡

This fall, dive into the history of Pan-Africanism through art, architecture, philosophy and spiritual practice. Explore how artists across Africa and the diaspora have engaged with ideas of identity, migration, resistance, race and ecology.

You can still enroll in ARTH420/620-010 "Pan-Africanism in Modern and Contemporary Art & Architecture" with instructor Ikem Okoye for Fall 2026.

The seminar will include a trip to New York to visit MoMA’s "Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa", co-curated by Prof. Okoye, who will lead a brief tour of the exhibition.

Art credit:
ZUO, Proposal for the International Museum of Vodun Art and Civilization, Porto Novo, Bénin, circa 2021.

08/21/2026

What does Pan-Africanism look like through art and architecture? 🌍

Seats are available for the Fall 2026 course ARTH420/620-010 "Pan-Africanism in Modern and Contemporary Art & Architecture" with instructor Ikem Okoye.

Explore the history and continued relevance of Pan-Africanism across art, philosophy, architecture and spiritual practice. The seminar will examine artistic practices across Africa, Europe and the Americas while exploring themes of race, migration, ecology and resistance.

The course will also include a trip to New York to visit MoMA’s "Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa", co-curated by Prof. Okoye, who will lead a brief tour of the exhibition.

Art credit:
Kerry James Marshall, Africa Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra), 2003. Polystyrene and latex on plywood, with ink-jet prints mounted in laminated acrylic. Gift of Susan and Lewis Manilow, Art Institute of Chicago.

08/05/2026

Explore some of history’s most iconic sites from antiquity to 1400 CE! 🗺

There are still open seats for ARTH153-010 and ARTH153-080 (Honors) this Fall 2026.

Introduction to Art History Before 1400 - A Global View
Instructor: Ali Terndrup
Time: MW 11:30am-12:25pm

This course is highly recommended for Art History majors and minors. Students taking this course for Honors Credit have the opportunity to take a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art!

Topics range from the pyramids of Giza and the temples of India to the cities of the Maya and the cathedrals of medieval Europe. Along the way, you will learn to interpret works of art and architecture within their historical and cultural contexts, developing observational, analytical, and critical thinking skills. We will consider how these places continue to shape the world today, whether as tourist destinations, symbols of national identity, or sources of inspiration for films and video games.

📸 Image credits:
The Parthenon, Creator: Iktinos and Callicrates, Location: Athens, Greece, Date: 447-432 BCE, Culture: Classical Greek, photograph taken in 1978 by Steve Swayne, Originally posted to Flickr as The Parthenon Athens, CC BY 2.0.
The Dome of the Rock/Qubbat as-Sahra, Location: Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, Style: Umayyad (with later Ottoman decoration), Initial Patron: Abd al-Malik, Date: c. 685-692, Hosted by Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0.

08/03/2026

August is American Artist Appreciation Month 🦅 Celebrate the artists who've inspired you, whether through painting, photography, writing, music, film or beyond. Visit a local museum, support an artist in your community or share your favorite American work of art.

🖌️ Image credit:
Distant View of Niagara Falls, Thomas Cole, 1830. Oil on wood panel. 18 x 23 inches. Friends of American Art Collection, Art Institute of Chicago.

07/27/2026

Congratulations to Tiziana Capizzi, one of nine University of Delaware students and alumni named 2026-2027 Fulbright Scholars. 🌎

A doctoral candidate in art history, Tiziana will travel to Chile to research foot binding and the hidden histories of women's dress depicted in 17th-century paintings. Inspired by her Latin American heritage, her work seeks to shed light on an understudied area of colonial Latin American history.

"Latin practices during the colonial period have received minimal attention, creating a noticeable gap in the research, so a year in Chile will be fundamental for me to help bring this history to light."

Learn more about Tiziana and this year's Fulbright Scholars: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2026/july/2026-fulbright-scholars-international-scholarship/

07/24/2026

Congratulations to Jennifer Van Horn, professor of art history, who has been named a 2026–27 senior fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art.

During the fellowship, Van Horn will advance her book project, To Make Otherwise: Disabilities and U.S. Art History, 1780–1950. Her research centers the work of marginalized disabled artists and explores how disability, sensory engagement and unconventional creative practices can reshape our understanding of art history.

The project builds on Van Horn’s recent work with UD graduate students, including the accessible digital exhibition Reframing, Refocusing, Reimagining Disability.

Read more using the link in our bio.

07/15/2026

Are you caught up on the achievements of our growing community of Art History scholars? 🗞

Our Spring 2026 Insight newsletter features stories of students, faculty, alumni and more: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/cas/units/departments/art-history/about-us/insight-newsletter/spring-2026/

📸 Photo features University of Delaware Art History faculty and distinguished scholars in Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware, during an April 4 conference on "Iconoclasm Across the Americas."

Photo by Victoria Kenyon.

07/09/2026

Travel the world through art and architecture! 🏛

Seats are available for ARTH153-010 and ARTH153-080 (Honors) this Fall 2026.

Introduction to Art History Before 1400 - A Global View
Instructor: Ali Terndrup
Time: MW 11:30am-12:25pm (3 credits)

Explore some of history’s most iconic sites from antiquity to 1400 CE: from the pyramids of Giza and the temples of India to the cities of the Maya and the cathedrals of medieval Europe. Along the way, you will learn to interpret works of art and architecture within their historical and cultural contexts, developing observational, analytical, and critical thinking skills. We will consider how these places continue to shape the world today, whether as tourist destinations, symbols of national identity, or sources of inspiration for films and video games.

This course is highly recommended for Art History majors and minors. Students taking this course for Honors Credit have the opportunity to take a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art!

📸 Image credits:
Olmec Head Statue, Date: 900-400 BCE, Location: Museo La Venta Parque (Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico)
Ear ornament with winged runner, Creator: Moche artist(s), Location: The Met Cloisters, originally Peru, North Coast, Date: 400-700 CE

06/05/2026

University of Delaware art history major Claire Weston has big plans for the summer! The rising junior will participate in the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Internship Program.

Claire is looking forward to providing sales support for the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival. “I’ll be selling a local vendor’s art, working with other artists from around the country and collaborating through the many different activities of the festival!”

Congratulations, Claire!

06/02/2026

The University of Delaware’s African American Public Humanities Initiative (AAPHI) recently visited two of Philadelphia’s leading arts institutions: the Barnes Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Led by AAPHI Director Durell Callier, scholars explored themes of representation, collaboration and the power of the humanities in public spaces through exhibitions and conversations with museum professionals. 🖼️

Experiences like these connect students with practitioners shaping the future of public humanities beyond the university.

Read more on our website: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/cas/news-events/news/2026/may/exploring-public-humanities-in-philadelphia/

📸 Pictured:
AAPHI scholars and guests at the Barnes Foundation

AAPHI scholar Sydney Love examines artwork by African American Artist at The Brind Center in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

UD Africana Studies student Dha'Zhea Freeman examines Ja'Tovia Gary's 2023 experimental documentary Quiet As It's Kept, currently on display in the multimedia exhibition Freedom Dreams at the Barnes Foundation

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