The Rourke's quarterly lecture series invites local and regional scholars of art history to present lectures concerning art, design, and art history. These lectures are always free and open to the public. 

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Dr. Emily Selove presenting "The Donkey King: Asinine Symbology in Magic and Art"

Previous Lectures: 

• The Dutch Revolt and Brueghel's Tower of Babel, Dr. Peter Schultz
• Engraving Genocide, Traumatic Images and Human Rights in de Bry's "Destruction of the Indies," Dr. Danielle Gravon
• Building the Social Gospel: American Churches 1880-1920, Ronald H.L.M. Ramsay
• Work in Progress: Art History as an Interdisciplinary Practice, Dr. Anna Arnar
• ​Picasso in Paris, Barbara Crawford Glasrud
• Fargo-Moorhead's Early Art Scene, Markus Krueger
• From Noblewoman Poet to Modern Girl Feminist—Female Artistic Agency in Japan and Korea, Dr. Susan Lee
• The Thymele at Epidauros. Healing, Space, and Musical Performance in Late Classical Greece, Dr. Peter Schultz
• The Donkey King: Asinine Symbology in Magic and Art, Dr. Emily Selove 
• Beyond the blackbook: Minnesota graffiti culture and influence, Kylie Linh Hoang (Minnesota Museum of American Art)
  

Upcoming Lectures: 

• 29 August 2024, 6:30PM:
  
  ​Looking West: Landscape photographs and their importance of building and maintaining an American identity. Or, how the hell do I make photographs here?
  
  Chris Mortenson (Concordia College)