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Ada Cohen serves as Professor of Art History and holds the distinguished Israel Evans Professorship in Oratory and Belles Lettres at Dartmouth College, where she has established herself as a leading scholar of ancient visual cultures with particular expertise in Greek and Near Eastern traditions.
Her academic foundation includes:
- B.A. from Brandeis University
- M.A. from Harvard University
- Ph.D. from Harvard University
Professor Cohen's research program critically examines the construction of identity through visual media in antiquity, with signature contributions to Alexander the Great's iconographic legacy, gender representation in ancient art, and theoretical frameworks for art historical analysis. Her current monograph The Judgment of Female Beauty in Ancient Greek Art extends her pioneering work on depictions of childhood, family structures, and sexuality in premodern visual culture. She approaches these subjects through interdisciplinary lenses that bridge archaeology, gender studies, and reception theory.
Her publication trajectory reveals consistent methodological innovation, particularly in tracing how ancient Near Eastern motifs transformed within Hellenistic contexts and how animal imagery functioned as political symbolism in Alexander-era art. Recent work demonstrates growing emphasis on comparative reception studies across temporal boundaries.
Her scholarly distinctions include:
- Israel Evans Professorship in Oratory and Belles Lettres
Professor Cohen maintains an active teaching profile covering foundational and specialized topics including Art History 1 (Bodies and Buildings), Art History 7 (Pompeii seminar), Art History 10.01 (Ancient Egypt and Near East), and Art History 11.01 (Art in Ancient Greece), emphasizing material culture analysis and theoretical frameworks for undergraduate students.
