Episode 30: Dr. Meredith Gamer Questions How We Look at Art

Welcome back to Yeah, I Got an F#%*ing Job With a Liberal Arts Degree! This is our 30th episode! And we could not be more excited to have come this far and to continue to share these vital conversations around the liberal arts. Thanks for being here with us. Today's episode features a conversation with Columbia University Professor Dr. Meredith Gamer. Meredith is an Assistant Professor of Art History and Archaeology specializing in the visual and material culture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, with a focus on Britain and the British Empire. Her research and teaching interests include the relationship between art and violence, print culture, medical illustration, and representations of race and slavery. Jeff and Meredith discuss the intricacies of teaching art history, content vs. meaning in visuals, how pieces of art can present questions without answers and Meredith's research into and writing about imagery of violent events and instances from the eighteenth and nineteenth century. This is the second of seven episodes that we are releasing over the course of the next two months featuring interviews that were conducted while we were on campus at Columbia University in early April. We spoke with a range of faculty and some students about their experience working and learning within the storied core curriculum at Columbia College. Check out our episode from last week that featured a conversation with Dr. Richard John. Follow the show on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JobLiberalArts⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and on Instagram @LiberalArtsJobPod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Silverman Sound Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Yeah, I Got an F#%*ing Job with a Liberal Arts Degree is produced by Abigail Smithson