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Student Blog Series

Art A-Bloom

A Case Study of the Temple of Aphrodite at Aphrodisias

Don’t Let the Passion Perish: Why Study Art History?

How to Look at an Ancient Ruin

Something About the Pots: The Culture of Ancient Greek Pottery

Ancient Light: Call Me By Your Name and the Greek Ideal

Eros & Epithymia: Desire in Ancient Greek Art

Water Imagery in Ancient Greek Art

The Top 5 Ancient Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Roman Art and Memory

Nature Without Gods: How Impressionists Reimagined the Landscape

Modern Crowds, Urban Anonymity in Impressionistic Art

Marble Statues and the Illusion of Life

Labor, Craft, & the Sacred in Medieval Art

Idealized Beauty vs Sacred Truth

Engineering As Art: Why Roman Architecture Was Beautiful on Purpose

Athena In Motion: The Power and Grace of the Marathon Boy

The Parthenon

The Fayum Mummy Portraits: Fusion of Cultures in Roman Egypt

The Bayeux Tapestry: Stories of Conquest in Thread

Sacred Scriptoriums: Monasteries as Medieval Centers of Artistic Creation

How did Roman Artists Transform Greek Artistic Traditions

Gods, Monsters, and Masterpieces: Classical Mythology in Art

From Craftsman to Creator: The Emergence of the Artist as an Individual

Exploring Common Themes in Ancient Greek Art

Early Christian Art from Catacombs to Constantinople

Classical Traditions in Carolingian and Ottonian Art

The Dark Canvas: The Black Death Through Art History

Spring Throughout Art History

The Best Greek Cities for History and Art Enthusiasts

Majestic Monuments of Faith: The Top 5 Medieval Cathedrals

The Colossus of Rhodes: Ancient Wonder and Mystery

How Our Ancestors Created Art

Beyond the Canvas: Decoding Hidden Symbols in Famous Paintings

The Bizarre World of Medieval Art: Weird Themes

Dante Alighieri in Art History: A Muse for Seven Centuries

Edward Hopper: The Painter of American Solitude

When Rome Was Heaven for Artists: The High Renaissance

The Nike of Samothrace

The Book of Hours: A Window into Medieval Spiritual Life

The Art of Pompeii

The Art of Medieval Ireland

Gothic Stained Glass: Illuminating Medieval Spiritual Vision

Giotto di Bondone: The Father of Renaissance Painting

Beyond the Dark Ages: The Brilliance of Late Medieval Painting

Alexander the Great in Art History

Top Five Most Underrated Buildings: Italy’s Hidden Architectural Gems

The Seikilos Epitaph

The Beauty of Egyptian Art

The Art of the Crusades

How Did Italy Do It?

Exploring Ancient Roman Architecture

Édouard Manet

Cleopatra in Art History

Ancient Greek Sculpture

Art A-Bloom: The Art of Medieval Architecture in Ireland

Art A-Bloom: Italy and Painting in the Middle Ages

Art A-Bloom: Bathers at Asnieres – The Social Connection of Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Art A-Bloom: Early Greek Philosophy and Critical Thought

Art A-Bloom: Caillebotte and Seurat: Leaders of French Post-Impressionism

Art A-Bloom: The Comparison of the Aesthetic Value of Architecture and Painting

Art A-Bloom: Adoration of the Magi

Art A-Bloom: Portrait Bust of a Woman

Art A-Bloom: Boscoreale and the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor in Ancient Rome

Art A-Bloom: The Gallery of Guidance

Art A-Bloom: William the Hippopotamus

Art A-Bloom: Claude Monet

Art Abloom: Florentine Art

Art A-Bloom: Developments in Ancient Mediterranean Art

Art A-Bloom: The Ambassadors

Art A-Bloom: Lekythos

Art A-Bloom: Doge Leonardo Loredan: Details of a Masterpiece

Art A-Bloom: Sandro Botticelli

Art A-Bloom: The House of Venus in the Shell

Art A-Bloom

Deep Dish History

The Lincoln Park Zoo

Shedd Aquarium

Giordano’s Pizza

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chicago Symphony Center

Wiener’s Circle

Chinatown

Cloud Gate

The Field Museum

Lakefront Trail

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company

The Art Institute of Chicago

The Morton Salt Building

The Lincoln Park Conservatory

From Cramming to Coping

Patience to Painting

From Frenzy to Friendship

Remembering Reinforcements

Hit Your Blinker, You Were Designed To

Don’t Swallow Your Meds, Smoke ‘Em (still take your meds, please)

Puff Puff Protect

Warning: We’re Scientific Stoners

Movie Spotlight

Five Nights At Freddy’s 2

Sustaining Our City

The Wild Mile

Chicago’s Ecotourism

Household Sustainability

Reduce, Reuse & Recycle!

Zero Waste Initiatives

Sustaining Our City Introduction

Stylish

The Art of Style on a Daily Basis

Drag or Drab: Gender and Expression in Fashion, Conversations with Greg Ramos

What Does it Mean to be Stylish?

The Adventures of Nathaniel Faust

A Mummy’s Curse

Broom, Oak, Meadowsweet

The Dark God in the White House

Journal of Nathaniel Faust, Master Supreme of Mystics

The NeuroNook

Burnout

Self-definition through Friends

False Memories

Trauma’s Effect on Speech

Theories of Love

Psychological Pearls II

Murderer Attraction Explained

Nonverbal Communication

Memory Techniques

Personality Tests

Gestalt Psychology in Art

Psychological Pearls I

Sleep and its Misconceptions

Stress and Failure

Color Psychology

Music’s Impact on ADHD

Phantom Smells and Love

I Think, Therefore I Am

Transition Pieces

Through the Stages

Lapse

The Journey

Yearn, to Self-Discover

Watching with a Critical Eye

How Alien: Romulus Addresses Bodily Autonomy

Masculinity and Objectification: Toxic Portrayals in She’s All That

Patriarchal Influences: Critiquing The Devil Wears Prada

Honors Program Blog Series

Honors Explained

Honors Explained: What is Honors Distinction?

Etiquette for the Early Professional

How Do I Create a Resume?

How Do I Find Internships?

How To Excel at the Interview

How Do I Ask for a Letter of Recommendation?

Honors Highlights

Nicholas Oses Frola

Omar Ocampo

Adam Syversten

Graham Chamness

Meet Your LLC Reps!

Hannah Tariq

Carolina Sternberg

Philip Burns

Honors Highlights: LeeAnne Nakamura

Honors Highlights: Ella Grace

Honors Highlights: Professor Yuki Miyamoto

Honors Highlights: Abby Kane

Honors Highlights: Magoli Garcia

Honors Highlights: Alumna Jess Zafarris

Honors Highlights: Professor Yin

Honors Highlights: Meet Dr. Kennedi Strickland-Dixon

Honors Highlights: Meet Prof. Tuhin Bhattacharjee

Honors Highlights: Meet Prof. Yoalli Rodríguez Aguilera

Honors Highlights: An Interview with Zeeshan Muzammil

Taking Notes

Classroom Commentary: HON 105 Intro to Philosophy by Sophia Rozanski

Classroom Commentary: Religious Worldviews and Ethical Perspectives

Classroom Commentary: Inside Out

Classroom Commentary: Philosophical Inquiry

Classroom Commentary: States, Markets, and Societies

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