Join an exciting 45-minute conversation on gender conceptions, gender change, masculinity, and more in the world of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and their modern presentation in museums with Edward Bleiberg, curator emeritus of Egyptian art at the Brooklyn Museum, and Omar N’Shea of the University of Malta. Edward Bleiberg (PhD, University of Toronto) joined the […]
Click to enlarge. Isaac Jean-François, Yale University, in a conversation with Richard Montañez, Art History and Museum Professions '22, on the short film Tongues Untied (1989) by Marlon Riggs, winner of a 1987 Emmy Award. Jean-François and Montañez will explore Black and Brown queer identities and their experiences of silence, rejection, community, and self-acceptance. FIT […]
Join a conversation on misconceptions about ancient women and more with Ann Macy Roth (New York University) and Majdolene Dajani (Metropolitan Museum of Art). How do ancient women matter in our times? What is the current understanding of the role of women in ancient societies? Were there any parts in society where women were not […]
Fashion designer Omar Buckley and FIT Illustration Professor Karen Santry will discuss how Omar's fashion line RAMOMAR NY is inspired by ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Assyrian art and culture. This event is part of the Bridging Time Discussion Series, and is moderated by Alex Nagel and Jen Babcock, History of Art at FIT. It is […]
In this virtual event, meet FIT's new School of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members and learn about the global aspects of their research! Subhalakshmi ("Subh") Gooptu, English and Communication Studies, has a PhD in English and literature from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and an MA in English and literature from Jabalpur University […]
