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Juliet Sperling is an Assistant Professor specializing in American art history, with research interests concentrated on intersecting thematic areas including art, material culture in North America, and the colonial settlement through the mid-twentieth century. Her work focuses on the theories surrounding objects and media studies, as well as the construction of categories related to race, ethnicity, and difference in visual culture. She is currently completing a book entitled 'Tactile Encounters in American Art,' which presents a new perspective on ways of seeing in the United States, charting a history from 1776 to 1910. Her research has received support from prestigious organizations such as the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sperling has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on American art since joining the University of Washington faculty in September 2020.
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