Art History as a General Education Requirement
Few high schools teach art history, and when they do, the course is often an AP Art History course, designed for rigorous study. Solely teaching AP Art History excludes the majority of students in most schools who may not have…
What is Art History?
Throughout my undergraduate study, I encountered many people who were admittedly or indirectly clueless as to what art history, by definition, is. The most common misunderstanding I run into is that art history is the study of how artists create…
Boring History.
As my husband was driving me to work this morning, I was thinking about a recent article I read in the NY Times that reported on extremely low history test scores from American elementary and high school students. Less than…
Forthcoming Articles
Dear Readers, I am working on a few articles that will be “published” here hopefully by the end of the month. They are, in order: What is Art History? Why Choose Art History? (Including a discussion of career options and…
The Value of My UCLA Degree
In recent news, questions have been raised as to the value of a college education and degree (also here), and if college is challenging enough. In fiscal terms, the most valuable degrees are those in the sciences and the least valuable are those in the…
Fun website!
I just discovered a great little website: ArtAndCritique.com, a blog that focuses on the analysis, exploration, and examination of art and artistic methods. From what I can tell, it hasn’t been updated in a while, but the entries are still relevant,…
Caravaggista.
In the chaos and thrill of applying to, and not getting in to, graduate school, I have decided to give my website new life. This URL will remain my personal academic-related blog (e.g. adventures in reapplying to grad school.) (Ian…
My Life at UCLA
As my academic life at UCLA draws to an end, I thought I would post some of the pictures I’ve taken during my time there. I couldn’t ask for a better education or university experience in my wildest dreams. UCLA…
