John Bell is a 'Venn Vision' Winner

The Leslie Center for the Humanities has announced the winners of the first round of a new grant program. As its name suggests, the "Venn Vision" award helps interlocking circles of scholars share research interests, motivating faculty of all ranks to reach out to colleagues in concrete ways for inspiration.

The first-round topics and recipients are:

"New Perspectives on Gender in Post-Colonial Africa"

• Robert Baum, associate professor of religion and African and African American Studies
• Ayo Coly, professor of comparative literature and African and African American Studies
• Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch, associate professor of history
• Jesse Weaver Shipley, The John D. Willard Professor of African and African American Studies and Oratory

"Early Modern Incubator"

• Jessica Beckman, assistant professor of English and creative writing
• Danielle Callegari, assistant professor in the department of French and Italian
• Elizabeth Kassler-Taub, assistant professor of art history
• Matthew Ritger, assistant professor of English and creative writing

"Photograph, Telegraph, Penny Press: How the Medium Changes the Message"

• Colleen Glenney Boggs, The Parents Distinguished Research Professor in the Humanities and a professor of English
• Katie Hornstein, associate professor of art history
• Petra McGillen, associate professor of German Studies

"Being Seen: Audiences in Virtual Reality"

• John Bell, lecturer in film and media studies
• James Mahoney, lecturer in computer science
• Monica White Ndounou, associate professor of theater

Read the full article published on 3/01/2022 in Dartmouth News. 
 

Also, John Bell's latest publication was released in February as part of an open access book:

https://museumdigitalcultures.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/2/134269722/art_museums_and_digital_cultures_ebook_2021.pdf

Title: Used to Be Different, Now It's the Same? The Post-Pandemic Makeover of Museums

Authors: John P. Bell, Jon Ippolito and Meredith Steinfels