Corine Schleif

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Corine Schleif (1949-2023) was a professor and art historian who researched, taught and wrote about Medieval art, Renaissance art, feminist art theory, and the motivations behind the creating and destroying of art. She was faculty at Arizona State University's School of Art. [1]

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Education and career

Corine Schleif studied art history at Philipp University of Marburg and went on to Washington University in St. Louis to receive an M.A. in 1980. She then attended Free University of Berlin with a Fulbright scholarship which was renewed at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She received her Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in art history (medieval history and religious studies minors) from University of Bamberg in 1986. In addition to being a Professor at ASU's School of Art, she is an Affiliate Professor at the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS). [2]

Schleif received the Berlin Prize from the American Academy as the John P. Birkelund Fellow in the Humanities for the Class of Spring 2016. [3]

Schleif's recent work has included opening the Geese Book : "A multisensory work of the past is explored through multimedia technologies of the present. A team of experts headed by Volker Schier and Corine Schleif opens the Geese Book to scholars and provides a window for broader audiences." [4] She and Schier also developed a Virtual reality (VR) experience called Extraordinary Sensescapes: The Sensual World of Late Medieval Nuns. [5]

Partial list of publications

For a more complete and detailed list, see her CV external link below.

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References

  1. "Corine Schleif | School of Art". art.asu.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  2. "Faculty Spotlight: ACMRS Affiliate Prof. Corine Schleif | ACMRS". acmrs.org. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. "Corine Schleif - American Academy". American Academy. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. "opening the Geese Book". geesebook.asu.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. "Extraordinary Sensescapes". sensescapes.asu.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  6. Schleif, Corine (1998). "The Role of Women in Challenging the Canon of 'Great Master' Art History". In Amussen, Susan Dwyer; Seeff, Adele F. (eds.). Attending to Early Modern Women. U of Delaware P. ISBN   9780874136500.