Smarthistory Commons Conversations

Webinar

The Kaaba with Dr. Nancy Demerdash

Join Dr. Nancy Demerdash in this discussion about The Kaaba and how to incorporate it into the classroom.

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The Codex Mendoza with Dr. Daniela Bleichmar

Around 1541, the first viceroy of the viceroyalty of New Spain commissioned this codex created by Indigenous artist(s) containing information about the Mexica (Aztec) empire.  Join Dr. Daniela Bleichmar in this conversation about how to approach this fascinating work in the classroom.

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Q&A

Overview and Q&A about the Reframing Art History Textbook

Join Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank, the general editor of Reframing Art History, for a short overview of Reframing Art History and time for you to ask any questions you might have.

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The Arena Chapel with Dr. Bryan Keene

Join Dr. Bryan Keene on strategies for teaching Giotto’s famous frescos at the Arena Chapel with Dr. Bryan Keene.

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San Vitale with Dr. Anne McClanan

Learn how to approach San Vitale, which holds one of the most famous images of political authority from the Middle Ages, in the classroom with Dr. Anne McClanan.

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Yaxchilán Lintels 24 and 25 with Lady Xoc with by Dr. Caitlin Earley

Join Dr. Caitlin Earley to learn how to incorporate and approach these grandiose carved stone lentils from the significant Mayan center Yaxchilán into the classroom.

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Rachel Ruysch's Fruit and Insects with Dr. Saskia Beranek

Join Dr. Saskia Beranek in a conversation about how to bring this still life (with animals) by famed 18th-century Dutch painter Rachel Ruysh to life for your students.

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The Forum and Column of Trajan with Dr. Jeffrey Becker

In this Smarthistory conversation, Dr. Jeffrey Becker will discuss strategies on how to approach the Forum and Column of Trajan—the final and largest of Rome’s complex of so-called “Imperial fora,” or public urban squares for civic and ritual business—in the classroom.

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Wifredo Lam's The Jungle with Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi

Join Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi as she discusses 20th-century Cuban painter Wifredo Lam’s most notable work, The Jungle.

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The Master of Calamarca's Angel with Arquebus with Dr. Orlando Hernández Ying

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The Parthenon with Dr. Rachel Kousser

Want to energize how you teach the Parthenon in your classes? Join Dr. Rachel Kousser as she offers some strategies for teaching this complex space originally built in ancient Athens.

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Dr. Cristin McKnight Sethi, on teaching textiles, the "Das Avatars" from South Asia

Dr. Cristin McKnight Sethi on South Asian textiles

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Dr. Melody Rod-ari, on Angkor Thom

Learn some new ideas about how to teach Angkor Thom with Dr. Melody Rod-ari

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Dr. Maia Nuku on Oceanic Art

Dr. Maia Nuku will lead a teaching webinar about Oceanic Art

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Transform your class! Learn about Assyrian Lamassu

Dr. German will offer some strategies for teaching Assyrian Lamassu in our survey classes.

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Dr. Allison Young, Teaching El Anatsui & “Global Contemporary” Art

Learn some new ideas about how to teach El Anatsui’s Old Man’s Cloth with Dr. Allison Young

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Dr. Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch on a Benin Relief Plaque

Learn some new ideas about how to teach the brass plaques of the Edo Kingdom of Benin with Dr. Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch

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Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay on the Dome of the Rock

Learn some new ideas about how to teach the Dome of the Rock With Dr. Elizabeth Macalauy

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Dr. Emmanuel Ortega on José María Velasco and landscape painting

Dr. Ortega will offer some strategies to incorporate Velasco’s landscape paintings into survey classes, including AP Art History! Please join us.

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Dr. Thomas Folland on Pablo Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

Learn about Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon with Dr. Thomas Folland

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Dr. Kristen Loring Brennan on Ren Xiong’s Self-Portrait

Learn about Ren Xiong’s self-portrait with Dr. Kristen Brennan

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Dr. Heather Graham on Raphael’s Girl with a Unicorn

Learn about Raphael’s Girl with a Unicorn with Dr. Heather Graham

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Dr. Stephanie Porras on Hispano-Philippine ivories

Learn about Hispano-Philippine ivories with Dr. Stephanie Porras

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Dr. Elena FitzPatrick Sifford on casta paintings

Dr. FitzPatrick Sifford offer some strategies for teaching casta paintings in our survey classes.

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