Issue 13 Social Sculpture

Using the paradigm of “social sculpture,” a term introduced by performance artist Joseph Beuys in the late 1960s, the essays in this special issue rethink approaches to medieval art and performance practices.

Medieval Art History Tomorrow 2026

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
61st International Congress on Medieval Studies
Saturday, May 16, 1:30pm, Waldo Library 1070
Organized by Eliza Garrison and Nina Rowe and Sponsored by Different Visions

 

An open-access journal devoted to progressive scholarship on medieval art.

Different Visions aims for inclusive publishing and welcomes a variety of approaches and topics reflecting the diversity of medieval visual and material culture. It publishes work that engages with all forms of critical theory, including Premodern Critical Race Studies, Gender Studies, the global Middle Ages, and Medievalism. The journal also seeks integrated, socially-engaged, or pedagogical projects that examine the role of medieval visual culture in our contemporary world. In addition, the journal welcomes projects that work at the intersection of medieval art history and the digital humanities. Unlike a traditional print journal, the e-format of Different Visions accommodates dynamic and interactive new media. We invite submissions that include digital content, including but not limited to film and audio clips, three-dimensional models, and gigapixel and spherical panoramas.