Student Post

Part of a map showing Rome with a logo reading "The Compass Rose" superimposed.

We Cannot Forget: The Pattern of Antisemitism throughout History

Architecture Student Cameron Nowell writes a guest post on Antisemitism through time, featuring items from Special Collections.

An African American woman holding a paintbrush, along with two oil paintings and a logo that reads "The Compass Rose"

Alumna Mya Lewis Investigates Four Paintings by Clementine Hunter

Former SPCO student employee and Art History graduate Mya Lewis examines four paintings by Clementine Hunter

A digital art piece with an African man centered in the foreground, with a historical African map superimposed as the background, and a logo superimposed that reads "The Compass Rose"

A Visual Response to "Searching for Africa"

A guest post featuring original artwork by Jeremiah Alcorn with context provided by Dr. Leah McCurdy

A cartouche from a map of africa, depicting two baby angels in the clouds and a cornucopia with the UTA Compass Rose logo superimposed.

Deeper Meanings behind Ink and Parchment

The Searching for Africa exhibition allowed Ashlei Jones, student in UTA's Art & Art History Department, to travel back in time.

Artwork from a map depicting European and African men engaging in conflict, with Compass Rose logo

What I See in Historic European Maps of Africa Reminds Me of What I See in the News Today

Art History student Rebeca Compean-Serrano explores the Searching for Africa exhibition to understand how imagery shapes perception around race…

Images of African people on black background with white Compass Rose logo

From benign to bestial: the ongoing African journey back to beauty found

A special guest post from Anthropology undergraduate student Deb Vickery

A close up of a vinegarized photo with the Compass Rose logo in white

Perspectives on Preservation

The ongoing significance of conservation measures undertaken by Special Collections

Postcard of Egypt with Compass Rose logo

From Fairy Tale Villages to Coffee: How Europeans Depict Egypt Over Time

How the European vision of Egypt has been shaped by cartographers over time

Art Deco artistic depection of a man with a scythe and a field of wheat in front of grain elevators and clouds

Judith Cohen and Art Deco in Fort Worth

The Judith Singer Cohen Cowtown Moderne Research Collection, the history of Art Deco in Fort Worth, and donor Judith Cohen's personal history.