Dr. Switzer is Director and Professor of Art History.
Professor
Terri Switzer, PhD
Contact Us
Contact Terri Switzer for information on Art History
Ambrose Hall 230
563-333-6142
SwitzerTerri@bianlifan.com
Education and Training
- PhD, Indiana University, Art History
- MA, Indiana University, Arts Administration
- MA, Indiana University, Art History
- BA, Butler University
Areas of Professional Interest
- Nationalism
- Eastern Europe
- Russia and the Former Soviet Union
- Museum Studies
- Arts Administration
Recent Publications
- "Nationalism and the Myth of Hungarian Origin: Attila & Árpád." In A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Art (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017)
- Sight and Sound in Renaissance and Baroque Europe (c. 1300-1700): A Seminar on Teaching European Art in Context, CIC conference, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (2016)
- History of Graphic Design class exhibition, Morrissey Gallery, St. Ambrose University (2015)
- "The Queen of Sins and 'La Mort qui Danse': Late 19th Century Femme Fatale Imagery," Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (2010)
- Artistic Workshop Practices of Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy, CIC conference, Birmingham, AL (2010)
- Curator. "Darwin Caricatures," exhibition of late 19th-century satirical images of Charles Darwin from various print media at St. Ambrose University Library, Davenport, IA (2009)
- "Wartime Propaganda in Art in the Early 20th century," Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (2008)
- Panel discussion on Coexistence exhibition, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (2007)
- "Hungarian Self-Representation in an International Context: the Magyar Exhibited at International Expositions & World's Fairs." In: The Structures and Narratives of National Identity Formation. (Cambridge University Press, 2003)
- "The Development of a Bathing Culture in Budapest, 'City of Spas'." In: Water, Leisure and Culture: European Historical Perspectives. (Berg Publishers / German Studies Association, 2002)
- "Overcoming that Nasty, 3-Letter Word: 'ART' within a Freshman Seminar," Difficult Dialogues in the Introductory Art History Course: College Art Association annual conference, Philadelphia, PA (2002)
- "Nationalism in Hungarian Art, 1860-1920," Guest Lecture, Indiana University Art and National Identity Graduate Seminar, Bloomington, IN (2000)
- "The scandal lies not in the subject, but in the way it is presented: The Erotic Imagery of Mihály Zichy." In: Oculus: Journal for the History of Art. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2000)
- "Heroism and Tradition: the Gödöllô Art Colony." In: Fulbright Conference Proceedings (Budapest, Hungary: Fulbright Commission, 1999)
- "Hungarian Self-Representation in an International Context: the Magyar Exhibited at International Expositions & World's Fairs," National Identities: Association of Art Historians Conference, Exeter University, England (1998)