We welcomed new faculty members to the department in 2019. Thanks for joining us!
Professor Georgios (Yorgos) Makris (PhD, University of Birmingham) specializes in the arts of Byzantium, with particular emphasis on the material culture and archaeology of monasticism as well as the dissemination and use of portable objects across the eastern Mediterranean. Makris is currently at work on his first monograph that examines the sacred topography, artistic production, and life cycle of monasticism in the European hinterland of the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, within its Balkan and Mediterranean context. As an active archaeologist, he has participated in a number of archaeological projects and is currently co-director of the field survey of the Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project (MTAP). Yorgos joined the department in July 2019.
Jeneen Frei Njootli (MFA’17) is a 2SQ Vuntut Gwitchin artist who was raised by their lesbian moms outside of the Yukon. In their award-winning interdisciplinary practice, they use media such as performance, sound, textiles, collaboration, workshops, and feral scholarship. A co-creator of ReMatriate Collective, they are invested in Indigenous sovereignty and decolonization, and are concerned with the production, dissemination, and embodiment of images. Their works and performances have been held in many territories, both locally and internationally. Check out their book my auntie bought all her skidoos with bead money (Contemporary Art Gallery, 2018). Jeneen joined the faculty in July 2019.