Ambrose, Kirk

Publications

selected publications

book
- Urnes Stave Church and Its Global Connections 2022
- The Marvellous and the Monstrous in the Sculpture of Twelfth-century Europe 2013
- Current Directions in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Sculpture Studies. Ed. Ambrose, Kirk. 2010
- The Nave Sculpture of Vézelay 2006
chapter
- University of Colorado Boulder 2023
- Can the Arts of the Americas be "Medieval"?. 861-866. 2023
- The Counterfeit and the Authentic in the Conques Tympanum. 82-97. 2023
- Spectacles and Prosthetic Visions in Fourteenth- and Fifteenth-Century Art. 101-126. 2021
- Appropriation and Influence. 49-52. 2019
journal article
- A Companion to the Abbey of Cluny in the Middle Ages. Speculum: a journal of Medieval studies. 220-221. 2025
- The Politics of Sanctity: Figurative Sculpture at Selles-sur-Cher. By Deborah Kahn. Vistas: New Scholarship on Sculpture 1250–1780. London/Turnhout, Belgium: Harvey Miller Publishers/Brepols, 2020. 271 pp. 40 b/w & 200 color illus., 5 maps. €125.00 cloth.. Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture. 907-909. 2022
- Conversation with Kirk Ambrose, Founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Colorado, Boulder 2022
- Cluny and the Origins of Burgundian Romanesque Sculpture in Burgundy: The Architecture, Sculpture and Narrative of the "Avenas" Master. Speculum: a journal of Medieval studies. 191-192. 2020
- Education in Twelfth-Century Art and Architecture: Images of Learning in Europe, c. 1100-1220. Speculum: a journal of Medieval studies. 190-192. 2019

editor of

book
- Current Directions in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Sculpture Studies 2010

Teaching

courses taught

ANTH 3009 - Modern Issues, Ancient Times
Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
Considers issues of vital importance to humans, both now and in ancient times. Topics such as food, death, sex, family, literacy, or power are explored to consider how ancient societal norms and attitudes evolved and how they relate to modern culture. Draws on material and literary evidence to develop an understanding of the complexities of ancient life. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as CLAS 3009.
ARTH 1300 - History of World Art 1
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
Surveys major art styles from the Paleolithic period through the Renaissance, including European, Asian, and the Pre-Columbian/Islamic world. Emphasizes comparison of Western and non-Western visual expressions as evidence of differing cultural orientations.
ARTH 1400 - History of World Art 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
Surveys major art styles from about 1600 to the present, including Europe, Asia, the Islamic world, the Americas and Africa. Emphasizes comparison of Western and non-Western visual expressions as evidence of differing cultural orientations.
ARTH 3079 - Medieval Art Survey
Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2023
Surveys the history of Western art from Constantine to around the year 1300, including Carolingian, Ottonian, Anglo-Saxon, Romanesque, and Gothic. Considers "Barbarian," Byzantine, and Islamic influences.
ARTH 4169 - Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary and may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as CLAS 5169 and CLAS 4169 and ARTH 5169.

ARTH 4919 - Capstone Seminar: Topics in Art History
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
Seminar course dealing with selected areas or problems within the history of art. Consult current online Schedule Planner for seminar topic. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

ARTH 4929 - Special Topics in Art History
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours when topic varies. Same as ARTH 5929.

ARTH 5169 - Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary and may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as CLAS 4169 and ARTH 4169 and CLAS 5169.

ARTH 6929 - Seminar: Methods/Theories of Art History
Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2022
Provides a systematic critical overview of the development of art history as a discipline beginning with 18th century theories of aesthetics and ending with current interdisciplinary models of critical interpretation. Weekly readings, discussions, reports, and written papers constitute the format of this seminar in methodology. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours within a term. Required for MA (art history) students.

ARTH 6949 - Master's Candidate for Degree
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019
Registration intended for students preparing for a thesis defense, final examination, culminating activity, or completion of degree.

CLAS 3009 - Modern Issues, Ancient Times
Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
Considers issues of vital importance to humans, both now and in ancient times. Topics such as food, death, sex, family, literacy, or power are explored to consider how ancient societal norms and attitudes evolved and how they relate to modern culture. Draws on material and literary evidence to develop an understanding of the complexities of ancient life. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as ANTH 3009.

CLAS 4169 - Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary and may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as CLAS 5169 and ARTH 4169 and ARTH 5169.

CLAS 4852 - Honors Thesis
Primary Instructor - Spring 2024

CLAS 5169 - Topics in Ancient and Classical Art and Archaeology
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
In-depth consideration of an aspect of ancient Mediterranean culture. Topics vary and may include ancient wall painting, Greek sculpture, artists and patrons, the ancient Near East, Egyptian art and archaeology, or Etruscan art and archaeology. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours providing the topics are different. Same as CLAS 4169 and ARTH 4169 and ARTH 5169.

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