Want some strategies for incorporating the Master of Calamarca’s Angel with Arquebus into your classes? Join Dr. Orlando Hernández Ying for some strategies about how to teach this painting.
Smarthistory Commons Conversations
Browse all past, current, and upcoming events below.
Smarthistory Commons webinars—a new series of conversations that began in January 2021. Join us for our free 30-minute webinars! Expand your classes! Learn from experts how they teach about a specific object for 15-minutes, and then ask them questions. Click on "Past Events" to see recordings of all previous webinars.
All events happen on Wednesdays 1:00–1:30pm eastern
Check out our previous webinars, all recorded for you to watch on your own time!
Dec.06.2023
Webinar
Black Pharaohs: Nubia, Egypt, and Historical Racism with Dr. Stuart Tyson Smith
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Oct.18.2023
Webinar
BIPOC Reader: Teaching Practices and Strategies with Dr. Maya Harakawa
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Oct.12.2023
Webinar
Francisco Oller and the Puerto Rican landscape with Dr. Tamara Calcaño and Dr. Maya Jimenez
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Apr.06.2022
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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Join Dr. Nancy Demerdash in this discussion about The Kaaba and how to incorporate it into the classroom.
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Mar.23.2022
Webinar
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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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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Mar.16.2022
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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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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Mar.09.2022
Webinar
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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Join Dr. Bryan Keene on strategies for teaching Giotto’s famous frescos at the Arena Chapel with Dr. Bryan Keene.
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Feb.23.2022
Webinar
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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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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Feb.09.2022
Webinar
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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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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Jan.26.2022
Webinar
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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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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Nov.03.2021
Webinar
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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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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Oct.20.2021
Webinar
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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Join Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi as she discusses 20th-century Cuban painter Wifredo Lam’s most notable work, The Jungle.
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Oct.06.2021
Webinar
The Master of Calamarca's Angel with Arquebus with Dr. Orlando Hernández Ying
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Want some strategies for incorporating the Master of Calamarca’s Angel with Arquebus into your classes? Join Dr. Orlando Hernández Ying for some strategies about how to teach this painting.
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Sep.22.2021
Webinar
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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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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Jun.30.2021
Webinar
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. Cristin McKnight Sethi on South Asian textiles
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Jun.16.2021
Webinar
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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Learn some new ideas about how to teach Angkor Thom with Dr. Melody Rod-ari
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Jun.02.2021
Webinar
Dr. Maia Nuku on Oceanic Art
Dr. Maia Nuku will lead a teaching webinar about Oceanic Art
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Webinar
Dr. Maia Nuku on Oceanic Art
Dr. Maia Nuku will lead a teaching webinar about Oceanic Art
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May.19.2021
Webinar
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. German will offer some strategies for teaching Assyrian Lamassu in our survey classes.
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May.05.2021
Webinar
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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Learn some new ideas about how to teach El Anatsui’s Old Man’s Cloth with Dr. Allison Young
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Apr.21.2021
Webinar
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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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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Apr.07.2021
Webinar
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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Learn some new ideas about how to teach the Dome of the Rock With Dr. Elizabeth Macalauy
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Mar.17.2021
Webinar
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. 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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Mar.03.2021
Webinar
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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Learn about Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon with Dr. Thomas Folland
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Feb.17.2021
Webinar
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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Learn about Ren Xiong’s self-portrait with Dr. Kristen Brennan
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Feb.03.2021
Webinar
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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Learn about Raphael’s Girl with a Unicorn with Dr. Heather Graham
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Jan.20.2021
Webinar
Dr. Stephanie Porras on Hispano-Philippine ivories
Learn about Hispano-Philippine ivories with Dr. Stephanie Porras
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Learn about Hispano-Philippine ivories with Dr. Stephanie Porras
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Jan.06.2021
Webinar
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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Dr. FitzPatrick Sifford offer some strategies for teaching casta paintings in our survey classes.
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