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Terri Switzer, PhD

Dr. Switzer is Director and Professor of Art History.

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Contact Terri Switzer for information on Art History

Ambrose Hall 230

563-333-6142

SwitzerTerri@sau.edu

Education and Training

  • PhD, Indiana University, Art History
  • MA, Indiana University, Arts Administration
  • MA, Indiana University, Art History
  • BA, Butler University

Areas of Professional Interest

  • Nationalism
  • Eastern Europe
  • Russia and the Former Soviet Union
  • Museum Studies
  • Arts Administration

Recent Publications

  • "Nationalism and the Myth of Hungarian Origin: Attila & Árpád." In A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Art (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017)
  • Sight and Sound in Renaissance and Baroque Europe (c. 1300-1700): A Seminar on Teaching European Art in Context, CIC conference, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (2016)
  • History of Graphic Design class exhibition, Morrissey Gallery, St. Ambrose University (2015)
  • "The Queen of Sins and 'La Mort qui Danse': Late 19th Century Femme Fatale Imagery," Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (2010)
  • Artistic Workshop Practices of Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy, CIC conference, Birmingham, AL (2010)
  • Curator. "Darwin Caricatures," exhibition of late 19th-century satirical images of Charles Darwin from various print media at St. Ambrose University Library, Davenport, IA (2009)
  • "Wartime Propaganda in Art in the Early 20th century," Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (2008)
  • Panel discussion on Coexistence exhibition, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (2007)
  • "Hungarian Self-Representation in an International Context: the Magyar Exhibited at International Expositions & World's Fairs." In: The Structures and Narratives of National Identity Formation. (Cambridge University Press, 2003)
  • "The Development of a Bathing Culture in Budapest, 'City of Spas'." In: Water, Leisure and Culture: European Historical Perspectives. (Berg Publishers / German Studies Association, 2002)
  • "Overcoming that Nasty, 3-Letter Word: 'ART' within a Freshman Seminar," Difficult Dialogues in the Introductory Art History Course: College Art Association annual conference, Philadelphia, PA (2002)
  • "Nationalism in Hungarian Art, 1860-1920," Guest Lecture, Indiana University Art and National Identity Graduate Seminar, Bloomington, IN (2000)
  • "The scandal lies not in the subject, but in the way it is presented: The Erotic Imagery of Mihály Zichy." In: Oculus: Journal for the History of Art. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2000)
  • "Heroism and Tradition: the Gödöllô Art Colony." In: Fulbright Conference Proceedings (Budapest, Hungary: Fulbright Commission, 1999)
  • "Hungarian Self-Representation in an International Context: the Magyar Exhibited at International Expositions & World's Fairs," National Identities: Association of Art Historians Conference, Exeter University, England (1998)
  • AH 120 Topics in Art History: Comics

  • AH 120 Topics in Art History: Mythic Image 

  • AH 250/HIST 215 Art through the Ages I [Stone Age through Gothic periods] 

  • AH 251 Art through the Ages II [Renaissance through Contemporary periods] 

  • AH 319 Independent Study in Art History
  • AH 320 Advanced Topics in Art History: Intro to Museum Studies
  • AH 320 Advanced Topics in Art History: The Language of Comics: Image and Meaning
  • AH 320 Advanced Topics in Art History: Mythic Image
  • WI-
AH 345 The Renaissance

  • WI-AH 346 Baroque & Rococo
  • WI-AH 347 19th Century Art

  • WI-AH 350 American Art
  • WI-AH 351 20th Century
  • WI-AH 352 Non-Western Art
  • WI-AH 353/HIST 353 Russia

  • WI-AH 355 History of Graphic Design
  • AH 450 Art Historical Methods & Careers (formerly AH 205 Art Historical Methods)
  • AH 451 Capstone Research Experience 

  • AH 490 Internship in Art History

Professional Service

  • Faculty advisor, Art History student club [League of Art History Enthusiasts] (2011-present)
  • Peer Reviewer for Hungarian Fulbright applications, Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission (2013-2015)

Professional Memberships

  • Member, International Exchange Alumni, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Member, Fulbright-Hays Alumni
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