Linnea Wren is a professor of art history at Gustavus Adolphus College. As the only full-time art historian in her college, she teaches a wide range of courses to students on both the intro and advanced levels. Her research specialization is pre-Columbian art and archaeology of Mexico and Central America. Most recently, she has worked at the site of Yo'kop in Quintana Roo, Mexico. She is currently working on the sculptural and architectural programs of Palenque and Chichen Itza in Mexico.
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1 June 2010 | Museums, Pre-Columbian
Art Daily has just announced that nearly 100 prehispanic objects deposited by the Mexica (often called the Aztecs) in the ceremonial precinct of in their capital of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City) will be on display in Mexico City. The exhibition will open in the later part of June 2010. The objects, which include wooden masks and [...]
24 May 2010 | Teaching
I am one of those art historians who is a digital alien (see L. Rusch’s comment to Jon Lackman’s post of 13 May). But even if I were a digital native, I might still be perplexed by the pedagogical applications of the new technology that will work best in the classroom. I am wondering how [...]
