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    Cynthia Colburn

    Cynthia S. Colburn is Blanche E. Seaver Chair of Fine Arts and Professor of Art History at Pepperdine University where she has received two awards for excellence in teaching. Her research focuses on the art and archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean, especially the role of dress and performance in identity construction, transcultural interaction, and global art history. Her publications include Gender Violence, Art, and the Viewer: An Intervention (co-edited with Ellen Caldwell and Ella Gonzalez), and Reading a Dynamic Canvas: Adornment in the Ancient Mediterranean World (co-edited with Maura K. Heyn). She has also conducted archaeological fieldwork in Italy, Greece, and Turkey.

    Dr. Colburn authored ten chapters on Cycladic and Minoan art; Villanovan and Etruscan art; and Greek and Roman art.

    Cynthia Colburn

    Cynthia S. Colburn is Blanche E. Seaver Chair of Fine Arts and Professor of Art History at Pepperdine University where she has received two awards for excellence in teaching. Her research focuses on the art and archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean, especially the role of dress and performance in identity construction, transcultural interaction, and global art history. Her publications include Gender Violence, Art, and the Viewer: An Intervention (co-edited with Ellen Caldwell and Ella Gonzalez), and Reading a Dynamic Canvas: Adornment in the Ancient Mediterranean World (co-edited with Maura K. Heyn). She has also conducted archaeological fieldwork in Italy, Greece, and Turkey.

    Dr. Colburn authored ten chapters on Cycladic and Minoan art; Villanovan and Etruscan art; and Greek and Roman art.

    Books by Cynthia Colburn

    • The History of Art: A Global View

      Monica Blackmun Visonà, Cynthia Colburn, Ömür Harmansah, Deborah Hutton, Eric Kjellgren, Rex Koontz, De-nin D. Lee, Henry Luttikhuizen, Allison Lee Palmer, Jean Robertson, Stacey Sloboda

      First Edition, Paperback, 2022

    • The History of Art: A Global View: Prehistory to 1500

      Jean Robertson, Deborah Hutton, Cynthia Colburn, Ömür Harmansah, Eric Kjellgren, Rex Koontz, De-nin D. Lee, Henry Luttikhuizen, Allison Lee Palmer, Stacey Sloboda, Monica Blackmun Visonà

      Second Edition, Volume 1, Paperback, 2026

      A flexible, global approach that helps students draw cross-cultural connections and see the big picture

    • The History of Art: A Global View: 1300 to the Present

      Jean Robertson, Deborah Hutton, Cynthia Colburn, Ömür Harmansah, Eric Kjellgren, Rex Koontz, De-nin D. Lee, Henry Luttikhuizen, Allison Lee Palmer, Stacey Sloboda, Monica Blackmun Visonà

      Second Edition, Volume 2, Paperback, 2026

      A flexible, global approach that helps students draw cross-cultural connections and see the big picture

    • The Concise History of Art: A Global View: Prehistory to the Present

      Jean Robertson, Deborah Hutton, Cynthia Colburn, Ömür Harmansah, Eric Kjellgren, Rex Koontz, De-nin D. Lee, Henry Luttikhuizen, Allison Lee Palmer, Stacey Sloboda, Monica Blackmun Visonà

      Concise Second Edition, Paperback, 2026

      A flexible, concise global approach helps students draw cross-cultural connections and see the big picture

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