December 10, 2012

Samantha Noel

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Samantha Noel led seven students during the fall semester in a seminar titled "Art of the African Diaspora," which explored the art history of people of African descent.

In the course of their study, Kayla Cooper '13, Cidney Michelle Holliday '15, Tathiana Marcelin '13, Jamela Peterson '13, Katie Ramseur '13, Justin Stafford '12, and Sarah Thornton '13 each wrote research papers considering how the movements of people through the Diaspora impacted art making in various geographical, cultural, and socio-political situations.

They also picked one work of art from their papers to include in a virtual exhibition titled "Roots and Routes: Art of the African Diaspora." They presented their work at a campus forum, and posted to a web site.

Davidson is a highly selective independent liberal arts college for 1,900 students located 20 minutes north of Charlotte in Davidson, N.C. Since its establishment in 1837 by Presbyterians, the college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently regarded as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. Through The Davidson Trust, the college became the first liberal arts institution in the nation to replace loans with grants in all financial aid packages, giving all students the opportunity to graduate debt-free. Davidson competes in NCAA athletics at the Division I level, and a longstanding Honor Code is central to student life at the college.
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