The Doctoral Research Colloquium features talks by PhD students who have recently advanced to candidacy along with a keynote lecture by a speaker who has influenced their practice. The colloquium is a public forum where the excitement and energy of newly launched dissertation projects are shared with the broader local community through sustained dialog with a senior scholar in the field.

1:00 - 1:10 p.m. Introductory remarks from Lisa Cartwright, Director, Art History PhD Program

1:10 - 1:40 p.m. Alex Nicholls "Myth-Unmaking: Mike Kelley’s Re-figuring of Popular Culture"

1:40 - 2:10 p.m. Nico King "Recreating Nature as Oasis in Southern California’s Parks and Gardens"

2:10 - 2:40 p.m. Joe Riley "Passengers of Change"

2:40 - 3:40 p.m. Keynote Lecture: Emily Eliza Scott (Assistant Professor of History of Art & Architecture and Environmental Studies, University of Oregon) "Particulate Matters: on Art, Air, and Justice"

3:40 - 4:15 p.m. Closing Panel Discussion: Emily Eliza Scott, Nico King, Joe Riley, Alex Nicholls