Arts & Humanities

Art History professor receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant

Published: August 6, 2020 | 3:22 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Florida State University art history professor Michael D. Carrasco has received a $249,850 Collaborative Research Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This funding will allow Carrasco, associate professor of Visual Cultures of the Americas and Cultural Heritage Studies, and colleague Joshua D. Englehardt to expand the documentation of Formative Period sculpture and […]

FSU anthropologist receives fellowship to study prehistoric violence and inequality during social transitions

Published: August 6, 2020 | 12:32 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Thomas Leppard, assistant professor of anthropology

A Florida State University faculty member has been awarded a distinguished fellowship from the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies at Aarhus University, Denmark, to study the relationship between interpersonal violence and the rise of wealth inequality during societal transitions in Europe, Asia and Africa. Tom Leppard, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, part […]

FSU Museum of Fine Arts launches ‘New Landscapes’ virtual exhibition

Published: July 24, 2020 | 2:24 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Florida State University’s Museum of Fine Arts has opened the new virtual exhibit “New Landscapes,” featuring more than 30 photographic works on loan from selected artists and from the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibit runs through Saturday, Oct. 31. Over the past several months, faculty and staff at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts have […]

FSU-produced documentary featuring woman World War II photographer to air on WFSU

Published: July 20, 2020 | 2:58 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Soldiers playing cards in a photo from Charlotte Mansfield's World War II scrapbooks. Courtesy of the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience.

A Florida State University-produced documentary will explore the contributions of a Women’s Army Corps photographer during World War II. “Charlotte Mansfield: A Woman Photographer Goes to War” uses unpublished military photographs and personal correspondence from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience at Florida State, as well as expert and family interviews, […]

FSU institute’s new online exhibit explores lives of women during World War II

Published: July 14, 2020 | 2:05 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

From left, Maxine Newlander, Calista Bliler and Willie Mae Williams, who all served in the military during World War II. They are among the women whose stories are featured in the online exhibit "Women at War: At Home and Service in World War II."

A new online exhibit from Florida State University’s Institute on World War II and the Human Experience highlights the lives of American women during the war. “Women at War: At Home and Service in World War II” was initially scheduled to open in April at the Chipola Center for the Arts at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla., but moved to an online platform in […]

FSU film faculty produces PBS documentary featuring pioneering generation of women doctors

Published: July 6, 2020 | 1:45 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Becoming a doctor during the 19th century was difficult for anyone to accomplish. For women, the feat was nearly impossible. Now, that rare accomplishment will be featured in a new documentary from Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts filmmaker in residence Valerie Scoon. The film, “Daring Women Doctors: Physicians in the 19th Century,” […]

FSU Libraries becomes a virtual hub for remote learning

Published: June 22, 2020 | 4:44 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Students & Campus Life

FSU Libraries continues to play a crucial role in the campus community by providing electronic resources, online instructional support, open education resources, online tutoring and other remote services. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University Libraries provides a space where the university community gathers to study, access research materials and collaborate. Now, with classes being taught remotely through the end of the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that central hub has become a virtual focal point and resource. While its physical locations are currently closed, FSU […]

FSU Art Therapy research team awarded NEA grant to study mental health

Published: June 16, 2020 | 1:08 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

A research team from Florida State University’s Art Therapy Program has received a $99,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to study using the arts as a proactive mental health strategy for Generation Z, individuals who were born between 1995 and 2015. The team, led by Theresa Van Lith, an associate professor in art therapy, will build on their previous research to identify […]

The Ringling receives grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Published: June 11, 2020 | 3:25 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Florida State University’s The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art has been awarded a $30,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for programming pertaining to Women and the Circus. This is one of 1015 grants nationwide that the agency has approved in this category. “These awards demonstrate the resilience of the […]

FSU School of Theatre professor directs worldwide virtual experience

Published: June 3, 2020 | 10:57 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

The performing arts have debatably been one of the hardest hit industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Faced with many more questions than answers, now is the time for creative exploration and collaboration. Chari Arespacochaga, an assistant professor of performance at Florida State University’s School of Theatre, is part of a group that recently brought live-immersive theatre to a global audience online through a series of short Zoom-based experiences. Arespacochaga is one of six directors who worked with PopUP Theatrics and the Juggerknot Theatre Company to create a one-of-a-kind interactive and […]

FSU doctoral student receives prestigious American art history fellowship

Published: May 18, 2020 | 1:30 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Mallory Nanny, a graduate student from Charlotte, N.C. in the College of Fine Arts’ Department of Art History

A Florida State University doctoral candidate is the recipient of the Luce/ACLS Ellen Holtzman Dissertation Fellowship in American Art for the 2020–2021 academic year. Mallory Nanny, a graduate student from Charlotte, N.C. in the College of Fine Arts’ Department of Art History has received the fellowship in support of her dissertation project, “Framing Absence: Photographic Narratives of the Vietnam War.” She is one of eight scholars to receive 2020 Luce/ACLS […]

Florida State University dance professor recognized by the Ford Foundation

Published: May 14, 2020 | 1:36 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

"Women's Resistance" | Photo Credit: Hayim Heron

A Florida State University dance professor has been recognized by the Ford Foundation as part of the series, “The Future is Hers,” which recognizes women challenging how art is defined. Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor and Nancy Smith Fichter Professor of Dance, is one of 14 women featured in the series, which celebrates the power of women and girls around the world. “Being […]

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