III.



Jaroslav Folda will be retiring from a distinguished teaching career in

2007. The intersection of East and West in the Holy Land has been central to

his work, so in honor of his pedagogical and intellectual achievements we

are planning sessions on the art historical meeting of worlds. We construe

such intersections broadly: northern Europe meets the Mediterranean South in

the art of the Carolingians; text and image intersect in major manuscripts;

theory and the object meet in current art historical practice. The title of

our sessions is deliberately left broad, in order to encourage submissions

from scholars in the many areas that have been influenced by Folda's work.

We will choose from among all abstracts those that will form coherent

sessions, each with a different sub-focus. We encourage proposals both from

Dr. Folda's former graduate students active in art history and from other

scholars, including those whom we may not yet know but who have been

strongly influenced by his publications.



The official deadline for abstracts is Sept. 15, but we would appreciate

knowing as soon as possible who is interested in participating. Please send

abstracts to BOTH:

Genevra Kornbluth and

Beth Hudson