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Advice for High School & New College Students Wanting to Major in Art History

Advice for High School & New College Students Wanting to Major in Art History

July 4, 2015 · by Amy · in Art History, Careers, Education, High School, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

I have received a lot of emails recently from high school students or new college students wondering how to approach the study of art history. This is a response I wrote to those who emailed me using Tumblr. My goal…

Q&A: "I've started to feel as if I'm not made to be an art historian.... Any advice, please?"

Q&A: “I’ve started to feel as if I’m not made to be an art historian…. Any advice, please?”

January 6, 2015 · by Amy · in Academia, Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

A reader seeks advice as they struggle with their place as an art history major.

Q&A: I'm an art history major and I feel so behind! How can I catch up to my classmates?

Q&A: I’m an art history major and I feel so behind! How can I catch up to my classmates?

November 24, 2014 · by Amy · in Art History, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

An art history major who feels behind in their classes asks how they can catch up to their peers.

#TBT: 10 Things I Learned as an Undergraduate

#TBT: 10 Things I Learned as an Undergraduate

November 13, 2014 · by Amy · in Education, From the Archives, Lists, UCLA, Undergrad

Today is Throwback Thursday, so I thought I would resurrect and update a Tumblr post I made a couple years ago that recently resurfaced in my mind. When I wrote this post, I was a year out of undergrad and the…

Q&A: How important is it to get an art history degree from a highly-ranked college?

Q&A: How important is it to get an art history degree from a highly-ranked college?

June 28, 2014 · by Amy · in Art History, Careers, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

A reader asks how important an art history degree from a highly-ranked university is to their career options, and wonders if a degree from an “average” university would suffice.

Q&A: Has being married made pursuing a graduate degree in art history difficult?

Q&A: Has being married made pursuing a graduate degree in art history difficult?

April 3, 2014 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Careers, Grad School, Higher Education, Life, Q&A, Tumblr

A reader wonders if being married has made it difficult to pursue my graduate degree.

Q&A: Where do I start when writing an open-ended art history research paper?

Q&A: Where do I start when writing an open-ended art history research paper?

March 20, 2014 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Education, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Education

A reader needs advice about how to begin writing an open-ended research paper for their art history class.

Q&A: "I get nervous when I have to write for my art history courses. Could you provide any advice?"

Q&A: “I get nervous when I have to write for my art history courses. Could you provide any advice?”

January 21, 2014 · by Amy · in Art History, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

An art history major who is struggling with writing art historical essays asks for advice.

Q&A: Should I take a year off before grad school?

Q&A: Should I take a year off before grad school?

November 22, 2013 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Grad School, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr

A reader asks if it is best to take a gap year before applying to graduate school for art history.

The Disruptive Art of Giorgio de Chirico

The Disruptive Art of Giorgio de Chirico

October 24, 2012 · by Amy · in Art, Art History, Classicism, Explorations, Shorts

Giorgio de Chirico (1888 – 1978) was a Greek-born Italian surrealist painter. His father was an Italian nationalist who moved to Greece for his job as a railway engineer. Coupled with the family’s support of a new Italy was a…

Correcting Public Perceptions of Art History

May 8, 2012 · by Amy · in Art History, Careers, Education, Explorations, School

A few weeks ago, Storia dell’Arte published stories from readers who have told interested parties what they’re studying in college (art history) and have been met with insensitive responses. I have written about this before, but never from a solution-oriented angle. I…

Happy 440th Birthday, Caravaggio!

Happy 440th Birthday, Caravaggio!

September 29, 2011 · by Amy · in Art History, Caravaggio, History

Happy Birthday, Caravaggio! You’ve had a great year. People all over the world, especially Italy, celebrated the 400th anniversary of your death on July 18, 1610. Exhibits displaying your masterpieces sprung up internationally, a couple new books about your life…

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