On Monday, March 25th, the doors opened at Gillespie Gallery on Mason’s Fairfax campus to reveal a new exhibition entitled, “Faces & Figures: Identity through Printmaking in South Africa.” This exhibition, which brings in prints made by contemporary South African artists, was curated by Mason’s o...
Studying history at George Mason will provide you with a broad perspective on the contemporary world and the events that have shaped it. As a history major, you will hone your skills in collecting, interpreting, and communicating information. Our department is home to specialists on every region of t...
As an art history major at Mason, you'll investigate works of art to learn about how and why they were made, and about the people who made them. You'll study art as a form of personal expression and a record of its historical moment by understanding not only the artwork's aesthetic qualities, but als...
Jane Hooper received her Ph.D. from Emory University in 2010. She teaches courses in global and Indian Ocean history, as well as the history of Africa and the slave trade. Her first book, Feeding Globalization: Madagascar and the Provisioning Trade, 1600-1800, was published in 2017 by Ohio University...
