Professional Summary
I am an art historian with interests in global visual cultures, philosophy, and living in the Anthropocene. I employ transdisciplinary approaches, striving for thick descriptions across time, that contextualize human visual culture into a greater whole.
In this process, humanism (generally) is interrogated by means of employing philosophical posthumanism as a lens to think about questions surrounding the complexities of human visual culture and philosophy – all while imagining nonhuman ways of being, from animals to artificial intelligence. My doctoral dissertation “The Well-Tempered Android: Philosophical Posthumanism in Science Fiction Cinema” delves into these topics.
At the heart of my research is a skepticism of humanism, and a deep engagement with humanity’s interconnectedness with animals, plants, environments, and other beings in ways that provide alternatives to modern western ontologies. Thinking about how non-human beings experience the world, especially visually, complicates long-held notions about art.
Teaching is central to all of my professional endeavors. Best practices and new pedagogies in art historical and humanities instruction are of particular interest to me, especially in survey courses.
Education
Summer School Certificate: University of Cambridge | Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2010 (Colour in Modern Art)
Triple BA: University of Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky, 2011 (Art History, English & Humanities)
MA: Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana, 2013 (Art History)
PhD: University of Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky, 2023 (Humanities: Studies in Culture, Criticism & Contemporary Thought)
Positions and Work Experience
08-2015 -05-2018 Humanities Part-Time Lecturer, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
08-2019 -05-2020 Art History & Humanities Part-Time Lecturer, Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City, Iowa
01-2021 -05-2021 Art History Part-Time Lecturer, Ivy Tech Community College, Sellersburg, Indiana
08-2021 -05-2025 Art History & Humanities Part-Time Lecturer, Central Texas College, Continental Campus, Ft. Knox, Kentucky
02-2022 -05-2024 Academic Counselor, Senior, University of Louisville Honors Program, Louisville, Kentucky
08-2022 -12-2023 Honors FYE Part-Time Lecturer, University of Louisville Honors Program, Louisville, Kentucky
05-2024 -08-2025 Academic Advisor III, University of Louisville College of Arts & Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky
08-2024 -10-2024 A&S FYE Part-Time Lecturer, University of Louisville College of Arts & Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky
08-2024 -05-2025 Art History Part-Time Lecturer, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
08-2025 -To Present Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash, Blue Ash, Ohio
Courses Taught
-ARTH-1001 HIST ART I
-ARTH-1002 HIST ART II
-CMDS-2031 HISTORY OF VISUAL COMM
-CODE-1130 DESIGN IN HISTORY I
Contact Information
cody.gault@uc.edu