Dr. Kimia Shahi

Biography

Kimia Shahi is an Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Southern California. She teaches, researches, and writes about art visual culture in the modern United States, focusing on trans/oceanic multidisciplinary perspectives. Her work explores the intersections between image-making and knowledge production, delving into historical contexts that encompass geography, empire, and environment. Shahi's research examines the entanglements of various historical media technologies and visualization methods, including landscape paintings, scientific illustrations, and image databases. She holds a Ph.D. in Art History from Princeton University and has an academic background enriched with fellowships from prestigious institutions like Harvard University, where she focused on environmental studies. Her upcoming courses at USC include 'Early American Modernism: American Art Visual Culture, 1876-1939' and a special topics course in Environmental Media. Shahi's expertise lies in modern art visual culture, particularly regarding 19th-20th century United States, and she is dedicated to understanding how artistic and scientific exchanges shape our perceptions of the world.

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