PhD Student; Medieval Art, Vice President and Guest Lecture Series Co-Coordinator; GSHAAA, Teaching Fellow; CAS AH 240
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Isaline Lefrançois specializes in Anglo-Norman studies with a particular interest for the interlacing of art and politics and the use of art by medieval rulers as an expression of power and legitimacy. Isaline recently obtained an M.A. in medieval and renaissance studies at Columbia University. Prior to this, she completed an M.A. in history of art and architecture at Boston University, where she first started her journey as a medievalist investigating the role of gifts in the Bayeux Embroidery. Isaline was also awarded the Graduate Certificate of Museum Studies from GSAS. During her time in Boston, she completed an internship at the Worcester Art Museum within the Higgins Armory Collection and published a short study of a gladiatorial helmet in the ICOMAM Magazine. Originally from Switzerland, Isaline has held internships in auction houses in Geneva and is a museum attendant and tour guide at the Roman villa of Orbe-Boscéaz (Switzerland).
- Eleventh and twelfth century Anglo-Norman society
- Gift-giving, diplomacy and cross-cultural exchange
- Survival of pre-Christian motifs in high medieval England
2024-2025:
Vice President and Guest Lecture Series Co-Coordinator, Graduate Student History of Art & Architecture Association
2023-2024:
GSO Representative, Graduate Student History of Art & Architecture Association