Colonial, international, global: Connecting and disconnecting art histories

Abstract

The Distinguished Visiting Professorship program at the School of Art and Aesthetics of Jawaharlal Nehru University, one of India’s leading postgraduate universities, has supported a series of courses and lectures that have expanded and diversified the curriculum. During the three-year program, topics such as gender and identity in Roman art, the history of art in Jerusalem, and contemporary art theory, allowed students the opportunity to work directly with leading scholars in the field, gain skills in close reading of text and image, and debate vital issues.