Research

College Announces New Associate Dean for Research

Categories: News, Research Tags: Art & Art History, COA+A

Dean José Gámez has appointed Professor of Art History Jae Emerling the new associate dean for research in the College of Arts + Architecture. Emerling assumes the position with the start of the spring 2025 semester. The associate dean for research serves as the dean’s senior research officer and works to advance the mission of […]

Threads through Time: 60 Years of Art at Charlotte

Categories: News, Research Tags: Art & Art History

When he first began to research the history of UNC Charlotte’s art department, the thing that struck Professor of Art History Jim Frakes the hardest was not what he found, but what had been lost. In the ephemeral digital world, links on websites and online articles often led to “page not found.” Even more distressing, […]

New Book by Architecture Faculty Amplifies Diverse Voices

Categories: News, Research Tags: Architecture

“Margin & Text” was published by Princeton Architectural Press in November.

Professor Explores Repair as a Design Tool in Places Journal Essay

Categories: News, Research Tags: Architecture

An essay by Assistant Professor of Architecture Kyle Spence is included in a series of “Field Notes” published this fall in Places Journal. Founded in 1983, Places Journal is a leading national platform for public scholarship on contemporary architecture, landscape, and urbanism.  Spence’s “Repair as a Paradigm for Design and Community Healing,” appears in the […]

Dance Professor Brings Graham Expertise to Paris

Categories: News, Research Tags: Dance

Kim Jones taught Graham Technique classes and choreographed a new work for the Graham for Europe organization.

Professor’s New Play to Receive Staged Reading

Categories: News, Research Tags: Theatre

Lynne Conner’s “Seven Sisters” is about sisterhood, love, loss, and aging.

Professors’ Art Installation Plunges Viewers into a Kelp Forest

Categories: News, Research Tags: Art & Art History

Immersive project by artists Maja Godlewska and Marek Ranis is part of a national initiative.

SoA Director to Present at Biomimetics Conference

Categories: News, Research Tags: Architecture

Blaine Brownell will present research from his book, Hypernatural.

Graphic Design Professor Presents Community Engagement and Global Teaching Experiences

Categories: News, Research Tags: Art & Art History

Samira ShiriDevich will present at three conferences this month.

Matthew Gin with one of the Phyrges at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.

Professor’s Article Places Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony in Historical Context

Categories: News, Research Tags: Architecture

Matthew Gin explores 300-year-old precedents for the 2024 spectacle in Journal18 essay.