Art, Power, and Resistance in the Middle Ages, The Index of Medieval Art, Princeton University, November 16, 2019

The Index of Medieval Art for a one-day conference "Art, Power, and Resistance in the Middle Ages" examines the role of the visual in the negotiation of medieval power relationships, whether political, social, religious, or individual. Eight scholars with a range of specializations will address how works of medieval art were used to impose and maintain power over others, to resist dominant figures or regimes, or as agents in the back-and-forth of an ongoing power struggle. 

Speakers: Heather Badamo, University of California, Santa Barbara, Elena Boeck, DePaul University, Thomas E.A. Dale, University of Wisconsin, Martha Easton, St. Joseph’s University, Eliza Garrison, Middlebury College, Anne D. Hedeman, University of Kansas, Tom Nickson, Courtauld Institute of Art, and Avinoam Shalem, Columbia University