CFP Deadline Extended: Infiltrating the Pedagogical Canon (CAA 2015, NYC Feb 2015)

CFP: Infiltrating the Pedagogical Canon (CAA 2015)
New York City, February 11-14, 2015

*Deadline Extended to August 1, 2014*

The Society of Historians of Eastern European, Eurasian, and Russian Art
and Architecture (SHERA, www.shera-art.org) invites submission of proposals
for the following sponsored panel:

*Infiltrating the Pedagogical Canon*

As researcher-educators in specialized fields, how do we effectively
incorporate the content of our scholarly work into our everyday teaching?
 In many art and art history departments, rare is the opportunity to teach
upper-division courses focused on our field of research.  Art history
surveys generally include, at best, a handful of significant objects from
the entire history of Eurasian, Eastern European, and Russian art, only a
few amongst many global perspectives that traditionally lie beyond the
scope of standard art history curricula.  Contextualization of such works
within a culturally specific framework, distinct from yet connected to the
metanarratives of "Western" and "Non-Western" art, remains challenging.
 How do we incorporate the question of the work addressing local concerns
versus international art audiences into teaching?  How does this kind of
problem open up new perspectives on how our students do art history?
Teaching a mixed population of students who may range from recent
immigrants and heritage speakers to students for whom the name "Lenin"
lacks signification, how do we spark an interest in globally diverse art in
students of all levels, from novices to more advanced?

This panel invites submissions of theoretical discussions about the
importance of incorporating culturally specific art into standard art
history curricula, practical examples of curricular innovations involving
global and transnational perspectives on art, as well as specific case
studies focused on non-canonical objects or contexts that encourage
discussions of both local and global perspectives. Submissions may deal
with any chronological period. Papers that explore questions regarding the
infiltration of Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European objects and
narratives into the standard teaching canon—as well as transnational
projects—are preferred, but we also welcome projects that can provide a
broader network of global perspectives to the conversation.

This panel seeks to engage questions on both practical and theoretical
levels, providing attendees with take-away material to immediately employ
in the classroom, rationale for how and why to focus on culturally
specific, globally diverse art within a broader art-historical context, and
inspiration for bridging the gap between scholarly inquiry and pedagogy in
these fields.

Submit proposal abstracts of 500 words or less, along with a current CV of
1-2 pages, to Marie Gasper-Hulvat, Kent State University at Stark,
[email protected]
Submissions must be received by email by *August 1, 2014*.

This session will be free and open to the public.  Accepted panelists must
become members of SHERA, but need not be members of the College Art
Association (CAA), nor register for the CAA conference.

The Society of Historians of East European, Eurasian, and Russian Art and
Architecture (SHERA) is an association of academics, librarians, museum
workers, independent scholars, students, and other individuals who share an
interest in the art and visual culture of Russia, the nations of the former
Soviet Union, and Central and Eastern Europe. The Society seeks to improve
research circumstances for scholars, connect members to necessary
resources, provide a forum for ongoing conversations on areas of mutual
interest, and foster contacts among members. SHERA runs a website and
electronic listserv, and organizes sessions at scholarly conferences such
as CAA and ASEEES.

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SHERA
Society of Historians of East European, Eurasian, and Russian Art and
Architecture
www.shera-art.org
Margaret Samu, President
Natasha Kurchanova, Vice-President/President-Elect
Yelena Kalinsky, Secretary-Treasurer
[email protected]

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