Véronique Plesch

Véronique Plesch is the James M. Gillespie Professor of Art at Colby College, specializing in European art and culture from 1300-1800, Christian iconography, and interdisciplinary word-image studies. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Princeton University and dual Licence ès Lettres degrees from Université de Genève in Medieval French Literature and Art History.

• Ph.D., Princeton University
• M.A., Princeton University
• Licence ès Lettres, Université de Genève (Medieval French Literature & Art History)

Her research explores intersections between visual and textual cultures, focusing on graffiti as historical evidence, medieval drama's visual manifestations, and intermedial relationships. She examines devotional practices, regional artistic identities, and the semiotics of sacred spaces.

Key publication trends include analyses of Mediterranean intermediality, Alpine art exchanges, and graffiti's role in memory preservation. Her work spans from 1985 studies on Grisons art to recent explorations of 20th-century illustrated books.

Professional leadership includes:

• President, International Association of Word and Image Studies (2008-17)
• Editorial Board, Early Drama, Art and Music series (2005-18)
• President, New England Medieval Conference (2011-12)
• Advisory Editor, Interfaces (2002-)

She teaches courses like 'Graffiti, Past and Present' and 'Vienna 1900', integrating her expertise in medieval/modern art transitions and visual rhetoric.