Art History: Irish history and art history
Laura is a PhD candidate in art history at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and the recipient of an Irish Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship. She has been a lecturer of history and art history at George Mason University since 2008, specializing in Irish history from pre-Christian to contemporary periods, Celtic art and mythology, and medieval Scotland. She has presented at numerous international conferences on the art of the Book of Durrow, the Book of Kells, and early medieval Irish manuscript traditions. Additional research interests include art historical and psychoanalytical approaches to the work of William Butler Yeats. Laura holds an M.A. in Irish Studies from Catholic University and a M.Ed. in Multilingual and Multicultural Education from George Mason University.
Articles
Book Chapters
Book Reviews
(Selected)
ARTH 101: Introduction to Art
ARTH 102: Symbols and Stories in Art: Celtic and Irish Mythology
ARTH 200: History of Western Art I
ARTH 303/HIST 388: Medieval Scotland
ARTH 340: Italian Renaissance Art
ARTH 399/ARTH 303/HIST 388: Celtic Art
ARTH 399/HIST388: Visualizing Irish Nationalism
ARTH 399/HIST 388: Medieval Irish Art and Culture
ARTH 430: Advanced Studies in Medieval Art
ARTH 593: Graduate Seminar in Medieval Irish Art