James R. Jewitt, Ph.D.
Collegiate Associate Professor of Art History
Chair, Art History Program
Chair, Visual Arts & Society Minor
School of Visual Arts
Virginia Tech
Research Symposia
Public events featuring original research by art history majors in capstone course ART 4484 Topics in Criticism and Methodology in collaboration with various regional museums. All events registered with VT Engage, Office of Service-Learning, Leadership Education, and Civic Engagement.
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2017 Individual Identities and Global Grandeur.
Organizer and Faculty Advisor. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA and Squires Student Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. December 19. Keynote speaker: Carmenita Higginbotham, Associate Professor of American Art and Culture, University of Virginia.
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2016 Bodies & Power: Picturing Identity from the 18th to 21th Century.
Organizer and Faculty Advisor. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA. December 1. Keynote speaker: Douglas Fordham, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Virginia.
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2015 Personal Mythologies and Their Publics.
Organizer and Faculty Advisor. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA. November 8. Keynote speaker: Robert Hobbs, Professor of Art History and Rhoda Thalhimer Endowed Chair in American Art, Virginia Commonwealth University.
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2014 Reframing American Experience
Organizer and Faculty Advisor. Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA. November 13. Keynote speaker: Deborah Solomon, former New York Times art critic, biographer, and journalist.
