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Daniel Berman is an Adjunct Lecturer in Art History at Purchase College, SUNY, affiliated with the School of Humanities, and currently teaches undergraduate introductory courses at both Purchase College and Brooklyn College, CUNY. Holding an MA in Art History with a Curatorial Certificate from Hunter College (2024), he plans to pursue a PhD in medieval art history at the Graduate Center, CUNY. His scholarly focus lies in the intersection of medieval Christian spirituality and visual culture, particularly non-narrative relic-like images of Christ’s body, blood, and wounds from 1250–1400 CE.
Daniel’s research explores how medieval devotional practices shaped the emergence of cult-images capable of embodying Christ’s miracle-working presence, traditionally reserved for relics and the Eucharist. His work synthesizes methodologies from theology, mysticism, sensory studies, gender studies, semiotics, and modern cultural criticism, aiming to redefine the boundaries of medieval Latin Christian relic veneration.
Recent presentations include research on 14th-century French Books of Hours at the 2024 Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies (St. Louis, Missouri) and the scheduled 2025 International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo, Michigan). Prior to academia, he worked at cultural institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City.
