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Kerner, Jaclynne

B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from New York University.


Assistant Professor

Department: Art History
Office: SAB 108F
Phone: (845) 257-3852
E-mail: kernerj@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours

T01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
R01:30 PM - 04:00 PM

and by appointment -- please e-mail kernerj@newpaltz.edu.

Career History

She served as assistant editor to the Festschrift, which was published by Artibus Asiae.

Before joining the faculty of SUNY New Paltz in Fall 2008, she taught at Pepperdine University, California State University at Long Beach, and Fordham University. She has also held curatorial fellowships at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Teaching Interests

Professor Kerner teaches courses in the art and architecture of the Islamic world and medieval Europe.

Research/Creative Activity

Her scholarly interests include the Classical heritage in Islamic art, cross-cultural contact and artistic exchange between Europe and the Islamic sphere during the Middle Ages, and text-image relationships in illustrated Arabic manuscripts.

Her ongoing research focuses on inscribed Islamic textiles and their reuse in Christian contexts.

Publications

Her publications include contributions to the proceedings of a conference held at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and a Festschrift honoring her dissertation advisor.