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Monica R. Salazar

Title: Senior Lecturer

Department: Art History

College: College of Visual Arts and Design

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2016
    Major: Humanities
    Specialization: Aesthetic Studies
    Dissertation: Death and the Invisible Hand: Contemporary Mexican Art 1988-Present
  • MA, Southern Methodist University, 2009
    Major: Liberal Arts
    Specialization: Fine Arts
  • BS, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), 2000
    Major: Architecture

Current Scheduled Teaching

ART 2360.001Art History Survey IIFall 2024 Syllabus
ARTH 4843.420History of PhotographyFall 2024 Syllabus
ARTH 4818.002Topics in Latin American ArtFall 2024 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ART 2360.001Art History Survey IISpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.020History of PhotographySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.021History of PhotographySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.001Art History Survey IIFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.020History of PhotographyFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4801.003Topics in Art HistoryFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.001Art History Survey IISpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.020History of PhotographySpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.021History of PhotographySpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.001Art History Survey IIFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.020History of PhotographyFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.021History of PhotographyFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4814.002Theories of Contemporary ArtFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.001Art History Survey IISpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.002Art History Survey IISpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.020History of PhotographySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.021History of PhotographySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4841.001History of Interiors and Furniture IFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.020History of PhotographyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4843.021History of PhotographyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4814.001Theories of Contemporary ArtFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ARTH 4814.002Theories of Contemporary ArtFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4843.020History of PhotographySummer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4818.001Topics in Latin American ArtSummer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.020Art History Survey IISpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.026Art History Survey IISpring 2021 SPOT
AEAH 4843.020History of PhotographySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4843.021History of PhotographySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ART 5900.621Special ProblemsSpring 2021
AEAH 4801.004Topics in Art HistorySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.021Art History Survey IIFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.022Art History Survey IIFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.023Art History Survey IIFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4843.001History of PhotographyFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ART 5900.601Special ProblemsFall 2020
AEAH 4818.001Topics in Latin American ArtFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ART 1300.020Art Appreciation for non art majorsSummer 10W 2020 Syllabus
ART 1300.026Art Appreciation for non art majorsSummer 10W 2020 Syllabus
AEAH 4801.001Topics in Art HistorySummer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.001Art History Survey IISpring 2020 Syllabus
AEAH 4843.001History of PhotographySpring 2020 Syllabus
AEAH 4813.002Postmodernism and the Visual Arts 1945 PresentSpring 2020 Syllabus
AEAH 4843.001History of PhotographyFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4813.001Postmodernism and the Visual Arts 1945 PresentFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4814.001Theories of Contemporary ArtFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4801.002Topics in Art HistoryFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ART 2360.001Art History Survey IISpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4814.002Theories of Contemporary ArtSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4801.001Topics in Art HistorySpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4843.002History of PhotographyFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4813.001Postmodernism and the Visual Arts 1945 PresentFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4814.001Theories of Contemporary ArtFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4801.002Topics in Art HistoryFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ART 1300.020Art Appreciation for non art majorsSummer 10W 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ART 1300.026Art Appreciation for non art majorsSummer 10W 2018 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4801.001Topics in Art HistorySummer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ART 1300.020Art Appreciation for non art majorsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4813.002Postmodernism and the Visual Arts 1945 PresentSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4814.002Theories of Contemporary ArtSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4843.002History of PhotographyFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4813.003Postmodernism and the Visual Arts 1945 PresentFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
AEAH 4814.002Theories of Contemporary ArtFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Salazar, M., Stewart, P.A., Atzmon, L. “Narcoaesthetics: Contemporary Mexican Art and The Crisis of Place.”. Place/Performance/Identity: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Spatial Experience. New York, Bloomsbury Academic.

    • Conference Proceeding

  • Salazar, M. (2020). Marcleaygina: Contesting Local Feminine Stereotypes in Times of Globalization. 509-515. Porto Alegre, Publication of the International Seminar of the 12th Mercosul Biennial. https://21cf08b2-90b0-4b83-97f9-807117bee408.filesusr.com/ugd/af02ce_25e71233bb4b4c42877ad2ac1b95b75b.pdf

    • Encyclopedia Article

  • Salazar, M.R. (2018). Teresa of Avila. The World's Greatest Religious Leaders: How Religious Figures Helped Shape World History. abc-clio. https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A4935C

    • Journal Article

  • Salazar, M.R. (2022). Reimagining the Borderland: Symbolic Resistance in Margarita Cabrera’s Soft Sculptures. Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture. 4 (4) 81-87. California, University of California Press.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Salazar, M.R., "Lead Research Associate," sponsored by Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History, State, $10000 Funded. (2015 - 2017).
  • Salazar, M., "Lead Research Associate," sponsored by Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History, State, Funded. (2015 - 2017).

    • Fellowship

  • Salazar, M.R., "Edith O'Donnell Fellowship," sponsored by Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History, State, $50000 Funded. (2014 - 2016).
  • Salazar, M., "Edith O'Donnell Fellowship," sponsored by Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History, State, Funded. (2014 - 2016).

    • Grant - Research

  • Salazar, M.R., "Conference Travel Grant. Latin American Studies Association," sponsored by Latin American Studies Association, International, $360 Funded. ( - 2022).
  • Salazar, M.R., "Research Travel Grant," sponsored by Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History, State, $4300 Funded. (2015 - 2015).
  • Salazar, M., "Research Travel Grant," sponsored by Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History, State, Funded. (2015 - 2015).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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