Dr. Bárbaro Martínez-Ruiz to Lead New Global Visual Cultures Initiative

Dr. Bárbaro Martínez-Ruiz, Associate Professor of Art History (African Arts) and the Tanner-Opperman Chair in Honor of Roy Sieber, has been named the Coordinator of the new Global Visual Cultures initiative at HLS. This university-wide initiative is an outgrowth of the long-standing ASP faculty Working Group focused on New Media and Literary Initiatives in Africa (NEMLIA). This growth reflects the historical strengths of arts and humanities at IU and our strong faculty research and student interest across disciplines and schools at IU which are focused on visual cultures. Welcome and congratulations to Dr. Bárbaro Martínez-Ruiz!