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John Zarobell

Professor

Full-Time Faculty
Academic Director
Kalmanovitz Hall 222C
Socials

Biography

John Zarobell is a Professor of International Studies and Academic Director of the MAIS program. His first book, Empire of Landscape, focused upon visual culture in colonial Algeria and was published in 2010. Art and the Global Economy, published in 2017, analyzes major changes in the art world as a result of globalization. He is currently working on a long-term research project on Asian Megacities and the role of arts in urban development.

Appointments

  • Program Director, European Studies

Education

  • PhD, History of Art, University of California, Berkeley
  • MA, History of Art, University of California, Berkeley
  • BA, Fine Art, Hampshire College

Prior Experience

  • Assistant Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Associate Curator, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Selected Publications

  • Empire of Landscape (2010)