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Leonardo Lasansky

John Mark T. Schlink

Bruce Thomas

Andrew Wykes

Aida Audeh

Ann Paulk

Becky Harsma

 

 


TITLE:  Associate Professor
  
EDUCATION:
  
Ph.D.      2002      University of Iowa, Iowa City
                         Major Field of Study: European Painting and Sculpture, 1750-1900
                         Minor Field of Study: Baroque Art and Theory, 1575-1750
                         Dissertation: “Rodin's Gates of Hell and Dante's Divine Comedy: An Iconographic Study.”
  
M.A.       1995      University of Iowa, Iowa City
                         Thesis: “Olympia in Context: The Nude and Patriarchal Ideology in 19th-century France”
  
J.D.        1988      University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City  

B.A.        1985     Cornell College, Mt. Vernon
                         Areas of Specialization: Philosophy, Psychology 
  
TEACHING AREA:  Art History
  
SPECIALIZATION:  European Painting and Sculpture, 1750-1900
  
EXPERIENCE:
  
      2002-present: Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota
            Associate Professor of Art History, 2008
            Acting Chair, 2007-2008
            Assistant Professor of Art History, since 2002
  
2001-2002: University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa Adjunct Instructor
2000-2002: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Instructor of Record
1995-2002: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Teaching Assistant
1998-1999: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Research & Teaching Assistant to Director
1996-1997: Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois Adjunct Instructor
1992-1995: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Research Publications Coordinator for Getty Grant Project

1989-1992: Iowa Statehouse, Des Moines, Iowa Legal Counsel, Legislative Service Bureau

1989: Iowa Statehouse, Des Moines, Iowa
Legislative Assistant, House of Representativies
1988-1989: Political Campaign Coordinator, Des Moines, Iowa
Publications
      "Gustave Doré's Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy: Innovation, Influence, and 
      Reception", Studies in Medievalism, vol. XVIII, 2009. Dr. Karl Fugelso, ed. 
      forthcoming. 
      Commentary regarding Gustave Doré's Dante illustrations for NEH-sponsored 
      website, "The World of Dante," created and maintained at the University of Virginia.
      forthcoming in 2008. 
      "Englishness, Ambiguity, and Dante's Ugolino in 18th-century France II: Reynolds, Fuseli, and Flaxman 
      and the Students of J-L David,"Heroines and Heroes: Symbolism, Embodiment, Narratives and Identity. 
      Volume 1: The English. Dr. Christopher Hart, ed. Kingswinford: Midrash Publishing. 
      forthcoming in 2008. (ISBN 9780955124433).
      "Englishness, Ambiguity, and Dante's Ugolino in 18th-century France," Identity, Self & Symbolism, 
      Number 2, Volume 1, November 2006. Dr. Josephine Dolan & Dr. Jose I. Prieto Arranz, eds. pp.95-115.
      "Rodin's Gates of Hell: Sculptural Illustration of Dante's Divine Comedy," Rodin: A 
      Magnificent Obsession. London: Merrell Holberton Publishers, 2006. pp.93-126. 
      (reprinted edition in paperback of 2001 hardcover edition)
      Entries on "Grotesques" & "Peinture moderne", The Encyclopédie Website: A Collaborative Translation 
      Project, University of Michigan Library (http://www.hti.umich.edu/d/did), November 2006. 
      Review of Graham Smith's The Stone of Dante and Later Florentine Celebrations of the 
      Poet (Olschki, 2000), in Annali d'Italianistica, vol. 21, 2003. Dr. Dino S. Cervigni, ed. 
      pp.526-528.
     "Images of Dante's Exile in 19th-century France," Annali d'Italianistica, vol. 20, 2002. 
      Dr. Dino S. Cervigni, ed. pp.235-258.
      "Rodin's Gates of Hell: Sculptural Illustration of Dante's Divine Comedy," Rodin: A 
      Magnificent Obsession. London: Merrell Holberton Publishers, 2001. pp.93-126.
      "Rodin's Three Shades and their Origin in Medieval Illustrations of Dante's Inferno XV 
      and XVI," Journal of Dante Studies, vol. 117, Fall 1999. Dr. Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. 
      pp.133-169.
      "Rodin's Gates of Hell and Aubé's Monument to Dante: Romantic Tribute to the Image of the 
      Poet in 19th-century France," The Journal of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at 
      Stanford University (continuation of The Stanford University Museum of Art Journal), vol. 1, 1998-1999. 
      Bernard Barryte, Chief Curator of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, ed. pp.33-46. 
Publications in Progress
      Dante in the Long Nineteenth Century: Nationality, Identity, and Appropriation - collection of essays in an 
      interdisciplinary exploration of manifestations of the interest in Dante in context of the formation of national 
      identity, c.1789-1914. I will edit the volume, contribute the preface and an essay, and secure a publisher. 
      "New Approaches to the Canonical: The Paolo and Francesca Episode in Rodin's Gates of Hell and Dante's Inferno" -- 
      article manuscript, ongoing project. 
      The Word Made Flesh: Rodin's Gates of Hell and Dante's Divine Comedy - book manuscript, ongoing project.
      Dante and the Visual Arts: The Pilgrim/Poet in French Art and Culture of the 19th Century - 
      book manuscript, ongoing project.
             
Conference Papers, Public Lectures, Panel Chairing and Organization
             
      2008   Dante in the 19th-century: Reception, Canonicity, Popularization, 
               University of York, England
               Title: "The Predecessors of Rodin's Gates of Hell: Dante in French Art of 
               the 19th Century"
      2007  42nd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan 
               University, Kalamazoo
               Organizer and Panel Chair - Panel Title: "Dante in the Nineteenth Century"
               5th Annual ACTC Art History Symposium, Hamline University, St. Paul
               Organizer and Panel Chair
               95th Annual Conference of the College Art Association, New York
               Title: ""Plus Dante illustré par Doré, c'est Doré illustré par Dante": The 
               Innovations and Influence of Doré's Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy"
      2006  "Englishness: Embodiment, Identity and the Hero(in)eic", International 
               Institute for the Study of Englishness, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Majorca, Spain
               Title: ""Englishness", the "Anti-Hero", and the "Ugolino" theme in 18th-
               century Art"
      2006  41st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan 
               University, Kalamazoo
               Title: "New Approaches to the Canonical: The Paolo and Francesca 
               Episode in Rodin's Gates of Hell and Dante's Inferno"
               Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis
               Lecture: "New Approaches to the Canonical: The Paolo and Francesca 
               Episode in Rodin's Gates of Hell and Dante's Inferno" 
      2004  International Courtly Literature Society Conference, Madison
              Title: "Dante as 'Latin Lover': Episodes from Purgatorio, Paradiso, and 
              the Vita Nuova in French Art of the 19th century" 
              Conference of the American Society for 18th-century Studies, Boston
              Title: "Dante and the Classical Canon: The School of J.-L. David and the 
              Origins of Romanticism"
      2003  Symposium in Memorial to Dr. Peter Armour, Royal Holloway 
              University, London
              Title: "Dante and the Visual Arts: The Pilgrim/Poet in Painting and 
              Sculpture in 19th-century France"
               56th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington
               Title: "Images of Dante's Exile in 19th-century France"
               Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities, St. Paul
               Lecture: "The Word Made Flesh: Rodin's Gates of Hell and Dante's 
               Divine Comedy"
      2002  19th-century Studies Association 22nd Annual Conference, Savannah
              Title: "Dante's Paris Exile and Aubé's Monument to Dante of 1880"
              Frederick Meijer Museum and Sculpture Gardens, Grand Rapids
              Lecture: "A Tour of Rodin's Gates of Hell"
      2001  American Conference on Romanticism, Oxford
              Title: "Michelangelo, Dante, and the Construction of Romantic Genius in 
              19th-century France"
      2000  International Conference on Image and Imagery, Ontario
              Title: "Dante's Paris Exile and Aubé's Monument to Dante of 1880"
              Renaissance Society of America Annual Conference, Florence
              Title: "Michelangelo, Dante, and the Construction of Romantic Genius in 
              19th-century France"
      1999  34th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo
              Title: "Le Dante/Le Penseur - Who is Rodin's Thinker?"
              The American Association of Italian Studies Conference, Eugene
              Title: "Voyage Dantesque: Italy in the Romantic Imagination"
      1998  33rd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo
              Title: "I Tre Fiorentini: Rodin's Three Shades and their Origin in 
              Medieval Illustrations of Dante's Inferno"
              Midwest Art History Society 25th Annual Conference, Chicago
              Title: "The Ritual Function of the Two Churches of Les Invalides during 
              the Reign of Louis XIV"
      1997  Midwest Art History Society 24th Annual Conference, Dallas
              Title: "Rodin, Dante and the Divinity of the Artist"
      1995  Midwest Art History Society 22nd Annual Conference, St. Louis
              Title: "Olympia in Context"
             
Grants/Fellowships/Awards
      2007:  Brooks-Osnes Leadership Award, Hamline University
               Who's Who Among American Teachers & Educators, 
               11th ed. 
      2006-07:  Hamline University Dean's Grant
      2005-06:  Hamline University Faculty Travel Grant
      2004-05:  Hamline University Faculty Travel Grant
      2003-04:  Hamline University Faculty Travel Grant
      2002-03:  Hamline University Faculty Travel Grant
      2000:  Delta Delta Delta Award for Excellence in Teaching
      1999:  Chateaubriand French Government Research Fellowship
               Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Fellowship for Rodin Studies
               Ada Louisa Ballard Dissertation Fellowship
      1998:  Wilhelm and Jane Bodine Research Fellowship
               T. Anne Cleary International Dissertation Research Award
      1994-1998:  Numerous fellowships and grants awarded by the Univ. of Iowa to graduate students 
               for purposes of research and/or travel to present at conferences. Also several Midwest Art History 
               Society awards for travel to present at conference (1998, 1997, 1995). 
Professional Service
      2007  Acting Chair of Dept. of Studio Arts and Art History, Hamline University, 
               appointed May 2007 for Academic Year 2007-08
               Chair, FYSEM Task Force, Hamline University, appointed Spring 2007, 
               Task Force active Academic Year 2007-08
               Dept. of Modern Languages Search Committee (position in French), 
               active Acadmic Year 2007-08
               Collaborative Research Selection Committee, Hamline University 
               (Spring 2007)
               Wesley Awards Selection Committee, Hamline University (Spring 2007)
      2006-2009  Academic Affairs Committee, Hamline University, Fine Arts Div. rep. (re-
               elected to another 3-year term)
               Fulbright Scholarship Committee, Hamline University, selection 
               committee member (Fall 2006)
      2003-2006  College of Liberal Arts Dean's Search Committee, Hamline University, 
               CLA rep (Spring 2006)
               College for Reconciliation and Development - Mideast Peace Project, 
               Hamline University (ongoing participation)
               Academic Affairs Committee, Hamline University, Fine Arts Div. rep. 
               (3-year term)
               American Association of University Professors, Hamline University, 
               Executive Council (3-year term)
      2002-2003  Fulbright Scholarship Committee, Hamline University, selection 
               committee member
               Fulcrum Art and Literary Journal, Hamline University, faculty advisor
               Student Art History Society, Hamline University, faculty advisor
               Presidential Scholars Committee, Hamline University, 
               scholarship selection committee member
      1995-1997  Art History Society, University of Iowa, Vice-President
               Art History Society, University of Iowa, Administrative Officer
Professional Affiliations
      American Association of University Professors
      College Art Association
      Dante Society of America
      National Association of Nineteenth Century Art Historians
Languages Read/Spoken
      English - native speaker
      French - reading and speaking
      Italian - reading only
Courses Taught
      Western Traditions: Prehistory to the Middle Ages
      Western Traditions: Renaissance to Contemporary
      19th-century Art in Europe (c.1750 - 1900) 
      20th-century Art in Europe and the United States (c.1900-1960s)
      High Renaissance Art in Italy
      Dante and the Visual Arts 
      Senior Seminar: Methodologies of Art History
      Medieval Art 
      Art of the Italian Renaissance
      French Art and Culture, 17th c. - 20th c. (study abroad - Paris) 
      Monuments of French Culture: Art & Literature from Marie de France to Monet 
            (study abroad - Paris) 
      Manet's Olympia and the Salon Scandal of 1865 (FYSem course)

  


Office:  Drew Fine Arts Center, Room 208
Phone:  (651) 523-2457
Dept. Fax:  (651) 523-3066
E-Mail:  aaudeh@gw.hamline.edu