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Office:
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Voice:
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FAX:
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E-mail: olsonv@uncw.edu |
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara, Art History
M.A.California State University Northridge, Art History
B.F.A.University of Denver
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Twelfth Century French Architecture
Medieval Pilgrimage
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Vibeke Olson is a medievalist with a broad-based
interest in 12th century visual culture. One avenue of her research
explores architectural and sculptural production in 12th century France.
Along these lines, she has published on the use of standardized and
mass-produced architectural components that were applied as decorative
elements on the interiors and exteriors of buildings. She is also
interested in medieval workshop practices, specifically the division
of labor within the sculpture workshop. This research focuses on ornamental
sculpture, particularly examples of unfinished work, which can shed
light the process of carving and the distribution of tasks amongst
sculptors working together on a project.
Olson’s other line of research considers the reception of images
by medieval audiences. For instance, did pilgrims read images differently
than clerics, or did women respond differently than men to certain
visual data? Questions such as these have prompted her to look at
the multivalent nature of 12th and 13th century architectural sculpture
in a variety of different ways such as in the context of pilgrimage
or speculating on the differences between broadcast and perceived
meaning by considering how the knowledge base of a particular viewing
public might influence interpretation. |
