Presented by the Department of Art & Art History, this lightning book talk event presents the work of three distinguished alums—Jon Davies, Rebecca Hackemann, and Jill Dawsey. Each alum will deliver a 10-minute presentation on their recent or in-progress book or article, followed by a brief 5-minute discussion, providing a unique opportunity to engage with their latest scholarly and creative work. This event will be moderated by Head Librarian Lindsay King.

Jon Davies, Art History PhD ’23
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Carleton University, Ottawa
“The Remains of Jerome Caja and Charles Sexton”

Davies’ article, published in the Archives of American Art Journal (Vol. 63, No. 2, 2024), examines the art and life of San Francisco Art Institute students Jerome Caja and Charles Sexton, exploring their extraordinary posthumous collaboration and its connection to queer subcultural activity in early 1990s San Francisco. Davies will also briefly discuss the process of revising his dissertation into a forthcoming book.
 

Rebecca Hackemann, Studio Art Practice MFA ’96
Retired Professor of Photography, Kansas State University
3-D Experimental VR and Art Practices: Untangling Another Dimension

Hackemann’s book surveys contemporary artists who have used stereoscopy or 3-D techniques in art, photography, and experimental film since 1960. Her talk will include a hands-on demonstration with 3-D red cyan glasses, discussing the ways in which artists have used the stereoscope conceptually.
 

Jill Dawsey, Art History PhD ’08
Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
For Dear Life: Art, Medicine, and Disability

Dawsey highlights the rise of art addressing illness and disability from the 1960s to the COVID-19 era. Drawing from her forthcoming catalog For Dear Life, she will discuss how chronically ill and disabled artists have embraced bodily vulnerability as a catalyst for adaptation, innovation, and new artistic strategies.
 

VISITOR INFORMATION: The Bowes Art & Architecture Library is located on the second floor of McMurtry Building on Stanford campus at 355 Roth Way. Visitor parking is available in designated areas and payment is managed through ParkMobile (free after 4pm, except by the Oval). Alternatively, take the Caltrain to Palo Alto Transit Center and hop on the free Stanford Marguerite Shuttle. If you need a disability-related accommodation or wheelchair access information, please contact Julianne Garcia at juggarci@stanford.edu. This event is open to Stanford affiliates, alums, and the general public. Admission is free.

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