Dr. Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann: “Modes and Approaches to Global Art History / Geohistory of Art”
April 24th, 5:30–7:00 pm EST
Graduate Studies Conference Room, Art Library
71 Hamilton St.
Zoom registration link: https://tinyurl.com/AHGSO
Although anti-globalization sentiments may now be on the rise, globalization has long been a buzzword and a subject of intense debate. In its most general sense, globalization refers to worldwide phenomena of exchange and communication. Noteworthy symposia, essays, edited volumes, and new areas of academic and curatorial specialization have emerged related to this topic, to which the term “global turn” has been applied. The history of art has also been swept up in such discussions. In this context, Professor Kaufmann will lead a discussion exploring various approaches that have been or might be applied to the global history/geohistory of art. He will draw on insights that have arisen in penning individual essays and a global history of art textbook, with Professor Elizabeth Pilliod (Rutgers University, Camden) to comment.
Professor Kaufmann is the Frederick Marquand Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, where he teaches on European art and architecture 1500–1800 in its global context, the theory and practice of world art history, and the geography and historiography of art. He continues to publish on various aspects of northern and central European art and the history of collections–most recently with Rudolf II: The Life and Legend of the Mad Emperor (University of Chicago Press, 2025).
