2012 Young Scholars Symposium: Call for Papers
New Approaches to Art, Art History and Visual Culture
The Visual Culture Consortium, Boston is proud to host The Fourth Annual Undergraduate Art History Symposium at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Seeking to foster interaction between young scholars studying at undergraduate institutions in the Greater Boston area, this symposium will bring together students from across the region to present their research on a diverse array of subjects relating to Art History, Visual Culture and their related contexts.
Papers can address a broad range of topics in art history and visual culture – including architectural history, urban planning, film studies, industrial + graphic design, fashion, illustration, animation, performance, graffiti or any other form of visual communication.
A series of 15-minute presentations will be followed by opportunities for questions and discussion.
When:
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Where: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Remis Auditorium
Where:
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Remis Auditorium
465 Huntington Street, Boston, MA 02115
Reception to follow at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts
To submit a proposal:
Students should submit a 250 word abstract of their prospective 15-minute papers to the selection committee at the email address below by Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
Notification of the committee’s decision regarding participation will be sent by March 1st.
Please email the abstract as an attachment (MS Word document or PDF file) with the applicant’s last name included in the title to Emily.Gephart@smfa.edu (Please be sure to list the applicant’s name and title of the proposed paper at the top of the page).
For more information contact: Emily W. Gephart, Department of Visual and Critical Studies