Biography
Joanne Sowell was born in Lorain, Ohio, and raised in Michigan and Louisiana. She received her B.A. in studio art and mathematics from Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College), her M.A. in art history from the University of Michigan, and her Ph.D. in art history from Florida State University, specializing in medieval art and architecture. She joined the Art and Art History faculty in Fall 1986 and teaches ancient, medieval, and cross-cultural courses in art history. She is also a member of both the Medieval/Renaissance Studies faculty and the Women's Studies faculty. |
Research
Statement
I have published on the architecture of the medieval Cistercian monastery of Sacramenia, Spain, but have focused most of my research on pedagogical issues. I have published on using active, collaborative learning in the art history classroom and on a cross-cultural survey of art history course that I developed. Most recently I have done collaborative research in the area of art education, contributing to the work of the UNO Center for Innovation in Arts Education in developing curriculum materials associated with public art in Omaha and Council Bluffs. I am also active in planning and presenting the Prairie Visions Institute for teachers in Nebraska and Iowa.
Examples
of Studio Projects for art history courses |
Rank: |
Professor
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Department: |
Art and Art History
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Educational
Background: |
Ph.D. Florida State University, 1985 |
Research/Creative
Activity Interests: |
Art History Pedagogy
Art Education |
Courses Taught: |
ART 2040 |
Cross Cultural Survey of Art |
ART 2050 |
Survey of Western Art I |
ART 3760 |
Art History Seminar: History of Prints |
ART 4700 / 8706 |
Cross-cultural Art History for Teachers |
ART 4710 / 8716 |
Ancient Art |
ART 4720 / 8726 |
Women in Ancient and Medieval Art |
ART 4730 / 8736 |
Classical Art |
ART 4750 / 8756 |
Late Roman and Byzantine Art |
ART 4770 / 8776 |
Early Medieval Art |
ART 4780 / 8786 |
Later Medieval Art |
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At UNO Since: |
1986
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Publications
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Nebraska Masterpieces Poster and Website project. Education content for 5 posters of art by contemporary Nebraska artists and 6 thematic curriculum units posted on a website for teachers. Prepared with Dr. Frances Thurber and Shari Hofschire. Project commissioned by the Nebraska Arts Council. Published January and March 2007.
http://www.nebraskaartscouncil.org/local/Nebraska_
Masterpieces/
"A View from the Field: Discipline-based Art Education for In-service Teachers," with Gary Day, Michael Gillespie, Martin Rosenberg and Frances Thurber. Visual Arts Research 23, #2 (Fall, 1997), pp. 52-62.
"A Cross-Cultural Survey of Art History: Challenging Assumptions About Art," Multicultural Prism: Voices from the Field. Volume 2. Ed. J. Q. Adams and Janice R. Welsch (Western Illinois University, 1996), pp. 137-150. |
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