Kristin O'Rourke

Kristin O'Rourke is a Senior Lecturer at Dartmouth College, holding affiliations with the Departments of Art History, Comparative Literature, and the MALS Program. Her research focuses on 18th-19th century French art institutions, including museums, academies, and Salon criticism. She is currently investigating Eugène Delacroix's role in the transition from Classicism to Romanticism through critical discourse and posthumous tributes.

• B.A. University of Virginia
• M.A. University of California Santa Barbara
• Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara

Her interdisciplinary research spans gender studies, art criticism development, and urbanism in Paris. She explores intersections between graphic arts, new media of the 19th century, and the mythological constructs of artists. Courses taught include 'Paris in the Nineteenth Century' and 'Art and Society in the Age of Rococo.'

Recent scholarly contributions include entries in the Encyclopedia of Sculpture (2004) and a forthcoming review of Emma Barker's Greuze and the Painting of Sentiment (2009).

No scientific awards explicitly listed. Active in curriculum development bridging art history with literature and interdisciplinary studies through the MALS Program.