Student Affiliates of the Visual Culture Center

There are many students, past and present, who work in visual culture-related areas at UW-Madison. This is an in-progress list of their work and accomplishments. For more information on studying visual culture at UW, see our curriculum and course pages and take a look at the Visual Culture Focus Group.

Pritika Chowdhry, Art

Daisy Du, East Asian Languages and Literature, studies modern Chinese literature and popular culture.

Bruce Esplin, East Asian Languages and Literature, studies Chinese films that depict the Korean War.

Ray Hsu, English works on twentieth century American Literature, American Studies, and cultural theory.

Marina Kliger, Art History

Caroline Malloy, Art History focuses on Ireland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, especially at International Exhibitions.

Jennifer Mikulay, (PhD Special Committee degree in Visual Culture Studies, 2007) looks at the intersection of public sphere theory and contemporary public art.

Nicholas Miller (Class of 2008), is an undergraduate student who designed his major in Visual Culture Studies. His current research focuses on contemporary American art with a focus on representations of blackness in the visual field.

Amy Noell, Art History studies transnational contemporary art and cinema.

Stefan Osdene, Art History examines issues of race and representation in the material and visual culture of contemporary American hip-hop culture.

Matt Rarey, Art History studies displays and representations of race and cultural difference in the popular visual media of Latin America, Africa, and the United States.

Heather S. Sonntag, Languages and Cultures of Asia is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Languages & Cultures of Asia at UW-Madison. Her research combines interests in Central Asian cultural history, cultural encounter, and early photography.

Christa M. Tiernan, English studies the intersections between Victorian literature, the rise of photography, and nineteenth-century museum culture.

Emily Yu, English is currently interested in literary criticism and the 18th Century novel. Her secondary interests include film and cultural studies. Her hobbyhorses include 18th Century comets and their cultural impact, anime films and parodies.

Beth Zinsli, Art History works on the contemporary art and visual culture of the Americas, the global history of photography, and the intersections of art, visual culture, and technology.