Meet a digger of ancient artifacts, french fries food truck owner and USC Trojan
Max Novak’s fascination with Greek and Roman history could lead to a career as a museum curator.
Students connect with artists and their art at Getty Museum
USC Dornsife course teaches Trojans how to hone their observational skills and tell a story about eye-catching paintings.
Poetic insights into France’s beloved bad boy of Gallic letters
USC Dornsife faculty members collaborate on a new translation of poems by enfant terrible Arthur Rimbaud.
International architectural historians honor USC scholars
Vittoria Di Palma and Amy Ogata write award-winning books on desolate regions and the history of architecture.
Scholars gain insight from the geographical movement of artifacts
USC Dornsife historian co-edits a special issue of the academic journal Art History exploring ‘Objects in Motion in the Early Modern World.’
Grad student thinks small when crafting Chinese ornaments
USC Dornsife scholar studies tiny wooden replicas of buildings that adorn Buddhist temples and monasteries.
Graduate student drawn to postwar photojournalism
Doctoral dissertation chronicles the innovations in visual culture that followed World War II.
How flash photography shined a light upon life’s dark corners
In a new research project, USC professor Kate Flint illuminates the history of technological change and imaginative expression.
Is painting irrelevant? ‘Not so fast,’ says USC Dornsife art historian
A new book from Suzanne Hudson rallies to the defense of a much contested, ever-evolving medium.
Portrait of an artist in exile
Art history professor Megan Luke’s book on Kurt Schwitters, a key figure in Dadaism, receives the Robert Motherwell Book Prize.
USC Dornsife faculty receive Guggenheim Fellowships
Percival Everett, Vanessa Schwartz and David Ulin will pursue research and literary projects.
Meet a chemical engineering student who loves art history
Lyssa Aruda’s childhood passion leads to active engagement at USC Viterbi.
Monstrous images examine society’s creepy creatures — and ourselves
An intriguing exhibit features hands-on installations in libraries across the University Park Campus.
Exploring the art of rare illustrated Japanese books
Workshop organized by the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture offers insights to scholars, curators and collectors.
Spy rings, religious intolerance and Japan’s sovereignty
Steven Ross, John Pollini and Jacques Hymans receive highly competitive grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support their research.
USC Roski professor to be honored for advancing the equality of women in the arts
Historian Amelia Jones will receive the Distinguished Feminist Award in New York.
An international arts event accents the treasures of Asia
USC Dornsife and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art spotlight collections of the USC Pacific Asia Museum.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started
That familiar quote comes to mind as alumna and Mark Twain scholar Laura Skandera Trombley is named incoming president of The Huntington Library.
The terrors that haunt and hunt our very souls
Visions and Voices event attracts experts who trace monsters past and present.
Expert in Chinese art set to lead USC Pacific Asia Museum
Christina Yu Yu garners praise for her experience in researching and curating Asian art and her ambitious vision.