John J. Corso, Jr.
John J. Corso, PhD
Assistant Professor of Art History
320 Wilson Hall
248-370-3380
corso@oakland.edu
Education
PhD, Cornell University, 2009, History of Art and Visual Studies
MA, Cornell University, 2007, History of Art and Visual Studies
MFA, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2003, Fine Arts
MA, Tufts University, 2003, Art History
BA, Williams College, 1997, Art (honors)
Major Fields
Art criticism, critical theory, contemporary art in the US, modern Latin American art
Courses Taught
AH101 Intro to Western Art II
AH291 Concepts of Modern and Postmodern Art
AH349 Latin American Art
AH362 Art Since 1960
AH387 Critical Thinking and Writing in Art History II (formerly, Critical Theory)
Articles
“What the Semiotic Square
Really Does: Greimas and Grammatology.”
Mosaic, University of Manitoba.
Refereed. (Forthcoming.)
“The Complex Geographies of Shirin Neshat.”
Art Papers (May/June 2013): 26-31.
Editor reviewed.
“Contemporary Art from the Land Down Under.”
The Huffington Post, May 24, 2013.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-corso/contemporary-art-from-the_b_3326568.html Editor reviewed.
“Marshall Brown: A Concept for Future Development: Sugar Hill Arts District Minority Report.”
Art Papers (March/April 2013): 28-29.
Invited.
“Blood Ain’t What It Used to Be.”
The Huffington Post, October 3, 2012.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-corso/blood-aint-what-it-used-t_b_1931990.html Editor reviewed.
“In Defense of Symbolic Interactionism: A Theoretical Response to Bourdieu.” Max Weber Studies. 12.2 (2012): 225-239. Refereed.
“DIA Gets Dose of Big Pharma.” The Huffington Post, August 31, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-corso/dia-gets-dose-of-big-pharma_b_1834803.html Editor reviewed.
“Still Small Voice of the City.” The Huffington Post, July 12, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-corso/performance-art-detroit_b_1665859.html Editor reviewed.
“Wendy is Coming…Look Busy!” Hyperallergic, July 2, 2012. http://hyperallergic.com/53794/wendy-hwkn-moma-ps1/. Editor reviewed.
“The Life and Opinions of Liam Gillick, Gentleman-artist.” The Huffington Post, June 27, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-corso/liam-gillick-new-york_b_1630714.html.
“Clinton Snyder at Suzanne Hilberry.” The Oakland Journal, forthcoming, Fall 2012. Editor reviewed.
“Patti Smith, Polaroids and Post-Mortems.” The Huffington Post, June 14, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-corso/patti-smith-dia_b_1594384.html. Editor reviewed.
Oral presentations and public lectures
“Critical Theory in the Midwest: The State of the Discipline.” Panel Chair. Mid-America College Art Association Conference, Detroit, MI, October 4, 2012. Juried.
“Foucault on Art, or, Why Artists and Archivists Make Good Friends.” Cranbrook Lecture Series, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, January 24, 2012. Invited.
“Duchamp’s Sweater.” Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, June 6, 2011. Juried.
“Spanish Structuralism: Repositioning Ortega y Gasset’s History As A System.” Historical Crossroads: Spain from the Second Republic to the 21st Century Conference, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, February 18, 2010. Juried.
“The Brandeis Dilemma: Sacrificing Art for Economic Sustainability.” Understanding Sustainability Conference, Portland State University, Portland, OR, May 14, 2009. Juried.
“Corporal Channels: The Performing Body as Transceiver.” The American Studies Colloquium Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May 31, 2006. Juried.
“Hired Hands, Fired Bodies: Extinguishing Male Desire in The Ironworkers’ Noontime and The Floorscrapers.” The Annual Frick-IFA Graduate Symposium, The Frick Collection, New York, NY, April 8, 2006. Invited.