Dr. Jessica Santone is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2022-23) and an Associate Professor of Art History & Visual Studies at Cal State East Bay. Her current research on pedagogical art stems from both prior research (on Fluxus, contemporary performance art, performance documentation, and audience participation in art) and creative, experimental, and critical pedagogies in her teaching practice. Dr. Santone has previously delivered a number of professional presentations and published articles on these topics in Performance Research, Visual Resources, CSPA Quarterly, and RACAR.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Jadezl is an undergraduate student at Cal State East Bay. She is in the process of completing a BA in Art with a concentration in Art History and Visual Studies. Currently, she is interested in researching how marginalized groups in the Philippines are using art, specifically indigenous Filipino art and figures, to reverse post-colonial mentality. After graduation, she has plans to get a terminal masters in Art History.
Anthony Tran is attending California State University East Bay completing his BA in Art with a Concentration in Art History and Visual Studies. He is currently working on his Senior Project researching artworks by children of Vietnamese refugees and how they translate postmemory and trauma into art to navigate their identity as Vietnamese Americans. He was the Curatorial Student Assistant at the CSUEB Art Gallery and plans on becoming a Gallery Curator.
This project is supported by the Art, Data, Environment/s Project at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which is a supplemental grant to the multi-institutional STOICH Project funded by the National Science Foundation.