Linda Colley: A Changing Magna Carta: Past, Present and Futures?
Arts 3352015 will witness celebrations of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Yet how this iconic text has been understood, used and Read More →
2015 will witness celebrations of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Yet how this iconic text has been understood, used and Read More →
Megan develops and oversees all adult public programs, including artists’ talks, lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and courses. Prior to joining Read More →
Born and raised in Buffalo, New York and transplanted to Southern California at age 8, she has been captivated by the Read More →
Cat in the Window? A Closer Look at How People Try to Have a Closer Look. Dr. Steffen Siegel, Folkswang Read More →
Encounters in Sindh: Circuits of Mobility and Artistic Transmission at the Makli Necropolis
Fatima Quraishi, Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Fatima Quraishi is completing her dissertation at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. Her dissertation, “Necropolis as Palimpsest: The Cemetary of Makli in Sindh, Pakistan”, traces the development of a modest Sufi shrine that grew to become a monumental funerary site. Her other interests include illustrated manuscripts produced in Kashmir in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Mortar, Brick and Pipes: Visiting the Construction Site of Mimar Sinan's Iskender Pasha Hamam in Sixteenth-Century Istanbul. Nina Macaraig, Ph.D. Read More →