CHARM COMMUNITY

CHARM SUPPORTS

UNDERGRADUATES

through partnership with the
Sidney Center (formerly the Harmon Academy for Polymathic Study)

JUNIOR FACULTY &
GRADUATE STUDENTS

by hosting events designed to strengthen collegial bonds within these communities

COMMUNITY LEADERS & FACULTY

by sharing work and seeking collaborations together

CHARM READS TOGETHER

We have held asynchronous social reading events with hybrid in-person and Zoom discussions of:

OUR WORKS IN PROGRESS

Claire Farago and Donald Preziosi “Art and the Question of Cosmopolitanism” chapter draft
Discussion March 2, 2023
Susan Dackerman and Lisa Pon, new research on Renaissance art.
Discussion on April 12, 2023
Graduate student paper drafts (coming soon)

OUR RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Alison Perchuk (Cal State Channel Islands discussed her recent book, The Medieval Monastery of Saint Elijah: A History in Paint and Stone (Brepols, 2021) with Jay Rubenstein (USC, History). Asynchronous social reading begins now on Perusall.com under course code PON-YJNAT. A copy of the book will be raffled off to attendees!
Maya Maskarinec
City of Saints:
Rebuilding Rome in the Early Middle Ages (2018)
Sonya Lee
Temples in the Cliffside:
Buddhist Art in Sichuan (2022)
Lisa Pon
A Printed Icon in Early Modern Italy:
Forli’s Madonna of the Fire
(2015, pb 2022)

BOOK GROUP SELECTIONS

Jasienski Praying to Portraits (Penn State, 2023): Summer 2023 Asynchronous Social Reading; Sept 1 Hybrid Discussion; Oct 2 zoom with the author
Summer 2023 Asynchronous Social Reading: De Certeau’s The Mystic Fable / Renato Rosaldo’s Culture and Truth
Rachel Devun, The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance (2021)
Discussion on March 22, 2023
Help choose our next book to read
COMING SOON: Summer 2023 Asynchronous Social Reading

COLLABORATION

with

CHARM collaborates with Homeboy Art Academy, an organization dedicated to empowering and providing opportunities for formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated youth and adults. Through this partnership, we aim to work together with the talented artists and educators at Homeboy Art Academy to create joint projects exploring history, art, religion, and music. By combining our research expertise with the perspective and experiences of Homeboy Art Academy’s participants, will work together to develop innovative approaches to addressing social and cultural issues through the art.