TEACHING
Art History is all around us.
Whether in-person or online, these classes encourage first-hand close looking at world art in our region, as well as engagement with digital resources from museums and galleries and reflection upon objects of personal significance in our homes or communities. All are welcome here.
Resources for Teaching
Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art
Atlas of Maritime Charts (The Catalan Atlas), Abraham Cresques, about 1375. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ms. Espagnol 30, fols. 2v-3, 3v-4, 4v-5, 5v-6
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Powerpoints, maps, PDFs, censored text, and more...
Resources_for_Teaching_the_Black_Magus.pdf
Trade and Empire: African Arts' Golden Age
During the Middle Ages, West Africa was home to rich and dynamic cultures that created objects whose power and beauty continue to resonate today. Most spectacular were those made of gold. In this talk, Gus Casely-Hayford, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, traces the history of gold and the growth of West Africa’s empires. By exploring this network, which includes the powerful emperor of Mali, Mansa Musa, he reveals the impact these former kingdoms continue to have on contemporary values and cultural expression.
12 January 2020
Read an interview with Gus Casely-Hayford about the Balthazar exhibition.
Place is the Space: Recasting Black Presence and Power through Art
Artists Genevieve Gaignard and Rashaad Newsome address why and how they create spaces for Black histories that explore notions of rulership, power, and place. This conversation, moderated by Tyree Boyd-Pates, curator of Western history at the Autry Museum, poses questions about absence, erasure, and the process of reclaiming history for members of the African diaspora in the spaces of the art museum and beyond.
19 February 2020
Read a reflection by Tyree Boyd-Pates about Adoration of the Magi scenes and race.
Riverside City College
Ancient to Medieval Art History (AHS 1)
Renaissance to Contemporary Art History (AHS 2)
Islamic Art History (AHS 3)
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America (AHS 5)
Art Appreciation (AHS/ART 6)
Gallery and Museum Studies (AHS 11)
In Development
Chicanx Art History (AHS 17)
In Development
Gender & Sexuality in
Art History (AHS 18)
In Development
Global Solutions Sustainability Conversations
Bi-national collaborations with colleagues in Iraq and Jordan through the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), focused on the United Nations 17 Sustainability Goals. Read more here.
Dramaturgy
She Kills Monsters (2024)
RENT (2025)
No day but today!
Drinking in the Past
Co-developed with Dr. Mark Mark Keene, Certified Sommelier, Cicerone ®, and Specialist in Spirits
Medieval Microbrews
All year round, from sunrise to sunset, families in medieval Europe made and drank fermented beverages for health, pleasure, and profit. Enjoy a sip of history as we taste beer, mead, and ale, with a special focus on brewsters (female brewers) from the region.
Wine and Astrology from the Middle Ages to Today
Throughout the Middle Ages in Europe, the movements of the moon, sun, stars, and planets were believed to affect physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. This course combines alcohol and astrology, past and present.
Magnificence and Minerality: Art & Wine from Northern Italy
Enjoy the perfect pairing of art and wine form from the Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, and Veneto regions of Italy.
Pepperdine University
World Art I, to 1400 (ARTH 200)
World Art II, to present (ARTH 300)
Ancient Near Eastern & Egyptian Art (ARTH 422)
Early Christian, Late Antique, and Medieval Art (ARTH 426)
Renaissance Art (ARTH 428)
17th- and 18th-Century Art (ARTH 430)
Humanities I, to 1400 (HUM 111)
Getty Museum
California Rare Book School
Research Presentations
Scholarly Visits
Gallery Courses
Study Trips
