Dr. Kara Burns Research Presentation--Mosaics: Fractured Beauty
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Abstract
Dr. Kara Burns, the Archaeology Museum's director and Associate Professor of Art History at South, presents her research on Mosaics: Fractured Beauty, following the Images of Science exhibit reception. Trained as a Greek and Roman Art Historian and Archaeologist, Dr. Kara K. Burns, Associate Professor of Art History, specializes in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman beliefs in the afterlife; she is currently celebrating fifteen years in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of South Alabama was one of the founding members of South’s Museum Studies program. Dr. Burns is an Arizona native (it’s a dry heat) and holds a BA and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and an MA from the University of Oregon. Her current book, The Iconography of Mystery: The Relationship between Orpheus and Bacchus in Late Roman Britain, combines her interest in ancient religion and Roman mosaics. Her greatest passion is sharing her love of Mediterranean art history and archaeology as Director of the USA Visual Arts in Italy study abroad program that introduces students from disciplines across the university to Italy's beauty and rich cultural heritage.
Publication Date
Winter 1-31-2023
Recommended Citation
Burns, Kara, "Dr. Kara Burns Research Presentation--Mosaics: Fractured Beauty" (2023). Speaker Presentations. 22.
https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/museum-archives_presentations/22
Dr. Kara Burns, the Archaeology Museum's director and Associate Professor of Art History at South, presents her research on Mosaics: Fractured Beauty, following the Images of Science exhibit reception. Trained as a Greek and Roman Art Historian and Archaeologist, Dr. Kara K. Burns, Associate Professor of Art History, specializes in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman beliefs in the afterlife; she is currently celebrating fifteen years in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of South Alabama was one of the founding members of South’s Museum Studies program. Dr. Burns is an Arizona native (it’s a dry heat) and holds a BA and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and an MA from the University of Oregon. Her current book, The Iconography of Mystery: The Relationship between Orpheus and Bacchus in Late Roman Britain, combines her interest in ancient religion and Roman mosaics. Her greatest passion is sharing her love of Mediterranean art history and archaeology as Director of the USA Visual Arts in Italy study abroad program that introduces students from disciplines across the university to Italy's beauty and rich cultural heritage.