Emine Fetvaci Named Calderwood Professor in Islamic and Asian Art

The Art, Art History and Film Department is pleased to announce that Professor Emine Fetvaci has been appointed to Boston College's Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asian Art, effective January 1, 2021. To read more about her background, experience, and outstanding accomplishments, please visit here.

Professor Stephanie Leone, Chair of the Art, Art History and Film department, noted, “We are thrilled to have Professor Emine Fetvaci join our department in the position of Calderwood Professor. An internationally recognized art historian of the early modern Islamic world, with specializations in the pictorial arts and Ottoman art and architecture, Prof. Fetvaci’s research investigates the connections among artists, works of art, and cultures across time and geography, especially the Ottomans, Timurids, Safavids, Mughals, and the Mediterranean basin. She challenges traditional conceptions of Islamic art with innovative ideas and original interpretations. We look forward to seeing Islamic art and architectural history continue to flourish at Boston College under Fetvaci’s leadership.”