Abstract: In the last decade the question of art history’s global reach—or lack of it—has appeared as an inescapable topic for art history. As the discipline of art history wakens to the possibility of worldwide art historical writing, it also becomes more seriously engaged with postcolonial theory, critical theory, anthropology, visual studies, cultural studies, and subaltern studies, all of which have been intermittently or continuously interested in art practices outside of Europe and North America. Often there’s a hope that definitively different traditions of writing about art might coexist in an increasingly globalized world. This lecture reports on the some recent attempts to understand how art’s history is written around the world, including the Clark Art Institute’s Mellon project to study world art histories; book Is Art History Global?; the book World Art Studies; the 2007 Stone Summer Theory Institute Art and Globalization; and conferences in Beijing from 2010 to 2012.

DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS SEARCH

The Department of Art and Art History at the University of Colorado Boulder seeks a tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor to direct and teach classes in Foundations ranging from introductory through graduate levels. All applicants should have an outstanding research and creative work record, as well as teaching experience, especially in the area of Foundations. Qualified applicants should demonstrate a high level of achievement as an interdisciplinary media artist in areas which may include photography, time arts, sound arts, and moving image art. Applicants should have an MFA degree or equivalent professional experience. In addition to teaching two classes per semester, the new faculty member will be expected to develop curriculum in the Foundations area and be an active citizen, participating fully in departmental and university service responsibilities. Salary is commensurate with experience. Please visit our website at http://cuart.colorado.edu .

All applications must be submitted online through Jobs at CU portal https://www.jobsatcu.com, posting # 818562, and should include a letter of application, a teaching statement/philosophy, curriculum vitae, contact information for three references (no letters), and a portfolio of twenty works (including up to 3 time-based clips/videos of up to 5 min. each and one website) to be submitted on through the SlideRoom portal: https://colorado.slideroom.com

For applicants including time-based/video clips, playable DVDs/CDs of up to 3 complete time-based/video works must be mailed to the committee along with a Self-Addressed, Stamped, Return Envelope to: Digital Foundations Search, Department of Art and Art History, 318 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0318. Questions may be directed to: 303-492-2419.

Applications will be reviewed beginning December 1, 2012 and continue until the position is filled.

The University of Colorado at Boulder is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse workforce, We encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans. Alternative formats of this ad can be provided upon request for individuals with disabilities by contacting the ADA Coordinator at: hr-ada@colorado.edu. See http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/overview/jobs/index.html for full job description.