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"Grieving the Missing Body: De-Pathologizing Melancholia in Janet Toro’s Post-Dictatorship Work"

"Take the class that catches your eye; you are drawn to it for a reason!"

This course will explore the ongoing and active Indigenous presence in Philadelphia, by examining the visual and material histories of Indigenous communities, artists, and leaders of present-day Philadelphia and its surrounding ancestral territories, from pre-contact to the present.

This course will proceed from two basic assumptions: that the built environment, as a cultural product, is a rich archival record; and that architecture and urbanism are not born complete but made by people through discussion, debate, contingency, use, and reuse.

"The program helped me develop a mindset for digital work: instead of expecting quick fixes, I’ve learned to stay calm, test alternatives, and seek support when needed." - Yuzhu Wang, 2025 DSGF Fellow

"I’d say one of the big things I learned here was confidence–the self-assurance that I can do it. I can excel in any area I put my mind to."

This course investigates the history and evolution of Philadelphia as a globalized and multi-ethnic city, using as a case study for this analysis the impact and legacy of transnational Italian culture across the centuries.

This course will explore the vibrant contemporary art world of the city of Philadelphia—a city uniquely positioned to attract artists with its many top-tier fine art schools, world-class museums, relatively affordable living and studio spaces, and thriving network of artist-run galleries and exhibition spaces.

“I knew that something I wanted in a community was to feel part of something bigger than myself, and that’s here at �����������.”

"The History of Art department at ����������� has continuously provided me with the invaluable art historical knowledge to be able to pursue this opportunity, and others like it, with confidence."

We invite students to study the history of disaster rebuilding and the impact of the built environment on art and literature as part of broader networks of interactions both in East Asia and the West.

The goal of this 360° is to unpack how meaning is made from representations of race—from artifacts in an anthropological context, to representations in literature, to how people teach and learn.