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From left, Stephanie Pryor, Megan Thomsen, Robert Darby, Mark Hammond and
Professor Kathleen Slane following the AHA 401 presentations in fall 2003.
401 Presentations
Are a Ritual
First-year graduate students were subjected in November
to the ritual rite of passage commonly known as the 401
Papers. The semester-long 401 course culminated in the
public presentation of papers based on research conducted
on objects from the Museum of Art and Archaeology. This
year’s program focused on a host of ancient artifacts.
• “The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars: Who’s Who on a
Roman Bronze Military Medal” by Stephanie Pryor
(BA, Minnesota State University–Moorhead; MA,
Tufts University)
• “What Goes Around Comes Around: Mirror Plaques
and the Evil Eye in Late Antiquity” by
Mark D. Hammond (BA, Brock University)
• “A Roman Portrait of a Youth” by Robert
N. Darby (BA, Minnesota State
University–Moorhead; MA, Tufts
University)
• “Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire?” by
Megan L. Thomsen (BA, Indiana
University)
MU/KU
Symposium
The Art History and Archaeology
Graduate Student Association hosted
its 12th Annual Graduate
Student Symposium at MU in
March, in conjunction with the
graduate students of the University
of Kansas. This year’s theme of
“Exploring Boundaries: Concepts
of the Liminal in Art History and
Archaeology” brought a wide range
of topics from graduate students at
the University of Kansas, Florida
State University, Boston
University, Emory University and
University of Texas-Austin, as well
as from MU.
Alumna Nancy Locke presented
the keynote speech, “Lost in
(Liminal) Space?” Those presenting
from MU’s department included Julia
C. Menes with her paper, “The Tazza Farnese: Hellenistic
or Roman?” and Abigail R. Haworth with “Sculpturae
Vitam Insufflat Pictura: Pygmalion, Gerome and Tinted
Sculpture.”
Nearly all MU graduate students from the department
were involved with the event: Haworth, as symposium
coordinator, Menes and Rebecca Roe, as co-presidents of
AHAGSA, and Robert Darby, Megan Thomsen, Stephanie
Pryor, Nathan Elkins, Mark Hammond, Ethan Gannaway
and Amy Benedict.
The graduate students thanked the department faculty
and staff, especially Daffany Hood and Beth Kopine, for
their support.
Degrees Awarded
December 2003
Ben Briggs, BA
Kelli Bruce Hansen, MA
Kimberly Herr, BA
Tara Kempen, BA
Benton Kidd, PhD
Hajime Kuroda, BA
Naomi Myers, BA
Randy Temple, BA
Devon Wilson, BA
May 2004
Shannon Bartel, BA
Lisa Moore Hunt, PhD
Kay Hunvald, PhD
Aimee Leonhard, MA
Julia Menes, MA
Leslie Tilly, BA
Yang Wang, BA
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