CURRICULUM VITAE
James G. Schryver
Assistant Professor of Art History
Division of the Humanities
104 Humanities Building
University of Minnesota, Morris
Morris, MN 56267
Campus Phone: (320) 589-6230
Email: schryver@morris.umn.edu
EDUCATION
College and University Education
Cornell University : Sept. 2000 – Present. Ph.D. candidate in Medieval Studies. Dissertation defended February 10, 2005. Ph.D. awarded May 29, 2005. Committee Chair: Cynthia Robinson.
Dissertation Title : Spheres of Contact and Instances of Interaction in the Art and Archaeology of Frankish Cyprus, 1191-1359.
Cornell University : Sept. 1997 – May 2000. MA in Medieval Studies awarded April 2000. Concentration in Medieval Archaeology and History of Art. Minor concentration in Public Archaeology. Committee members: Sherene B. Baugher, Robert G. Calkins (retired 2002), Robert T. Farrell (deceased 2003).
Boston University : Sept. 1993 – May 1997. BA in Archaeological Studies, summa cum laude , with distinction (Honors Thesis).
Università di Padova : Nov. 1995 – May 1996. Concentration in Art History as part of the Boston University Study Abroad Program in Padua, Italy.
Research Languages
German: Fluent - written and spoken.
Italian: Fluent - written and spoken.
French: Very Good - written and spoken.
Spanish: Very Good - written and fair spoken.
Arabic: Very Good - spoken and good written (Modern and Classical) with a dictionary.
Latin: Good. Medieval Latin: Good.
Greek: I have studied modern Greek for two years.
Graduate Honors and Awards
Cornell University Sage Continuing Fellowship, 2003-4.
Fulbright Fellowship to Cyprus, 2002-3.
ACOR CAORC Fellowship, Summer 2003.
Lady Davis Fellowship, 2002-3. Declined.
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, Anita Cecil O'Donovan Fellowship, 2001.
Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, George A. Barton Fellowship, 2001-2002.
Official Alternate, CAORC Multi-Country Fellowship, 2001.
Jacob and Hedwig Hirsch Scholarship for Travel, Summer 2001.
Cornell University Graduate School Scholarship for Conference Travel, April 2001.
Dorot Foundation Travel Grant Award, Fall 2000.
Manon Michels Einaudi Travel Grant, Spring 2000.
Dorot Foundation Travel Grant, Summer 1999.
Jacob and Hedwig Hirsch Scholarship for Travel, Summer 1998, 1999.
Cornell University Graduate School Scholarship for Conference Travel, Nov. 1998.
Cornell University Sage Fellowship, 1997 - 1998.
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Cornell University
Spring 2005: Instructor for Medieval Studies 101.1 - Great Discoveries in Medieval Archaeology. Duties: Organizing the syllabus, giving lectures, and grading assignments.
Fall 2004: Teaching Assistant for Near Eastern Studies 397 - History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Duties: Leading discussion sections, designing and grading exams.
Spring 2001: Instructor for Medieval Studies 101.1 - Great Discoveries in Medieval Archaeology. Duties: Organizing the syllabus, giving lectures, and grading assignments.
Fall 2000: Teaching Assistant for Art History/Classics 220 - Introduction to Art History: The Classical World. Duties: Leading discussion sections, designing and grading exams.
Fall 1999 and Fall 1998: Teaching Assistant for Archaeology/Anthropology 100 - Introduction to Archaeology. Duties: Lecturing, leading labs, grading papers, and designing and grading exams.
Spring 1999: Teaching Assistant for Geology 200 - Art, Archaeology and Analysis. Duties: Grading homework and exams, as well as maintaining the course web page.
Fall 1998: Teaching Assistant for Landscape Architecture 261 - Field Methods in Urban Archaeology. Duties: Leading excavation, grading field books, instructing students on all aspects of excavation.
Summer 1998: Teaching Assistant for English 131 - Critical Reading and Writing. Duties: Leading class, grading papers, and student conferences.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Professional Organization Memberships
Archaeological Institute of America
College Art Association
International Center of Medieval Art
Medieval Academy of America
PUBLICATIONS AND RECENT PAPERS
Articles
“The Graffiti in the ‘Royal Chapel' at Pyrga.” With C. Schabel. Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus (2003): 327-34.
“From Field Books to Powerbook: Computer Applications and the Promontory Palace of Herod the Great.” In Archaeological Informatics: Pushing the Envelope , CAA 2001 , ed. G. Burenhult, 413-6. BAR International Series 1016. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2002.
Conference Papers and Presentations
“Cyprus at the Crossroads: Understanding the Paths taken in the Art and Architecture of Frankish Cyprus,” at POCA 2005, Trinity College Dublin, October 22, 2005.
“Staying involved in the Past to help it into the Future,” at 40th Annual Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 5, 2005.
“Spheres of Contact and Instances of Interaction: Towards an Understanding of the Boundaries of Frankish Cyprus,” at Western Social Science Association, 47th Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM. April 16, 2005.
“Cyprus at the Crossroads: Understanding the Paths taken in the Art and Architecture of Frankish Cyprus,” at A Mosaic of Cultures: Artistic Interactions in Medieval Europe, Byzantium and the Islamic World, An Art History Symposium , Villanova University. March 19th 2005.
“Both Violent Conflicts AND Accomodation and Acculturation in the Material Culture of Frankish Cyprus,” at 39th Annual Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University. May 8, 2004.
“Monuments of Identity: Latin, Greek, Crusader and Cypriot,” at Identités croisées en un milieu méditerranéen: le cas de Chypre, Colloque international, Rouen, France. March 13, 2004.
“Is There ONE Crusader Archaeology?” at Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology, Dublin, Ireland. February 21, 2004.
“The Archaeology of Frankish Cyprus,” at The 105th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, San Francisco, CA. January 4, 2004.
“New Perspectives on Frankish Settlement in the Latin East and Their Implications,” at 38th Annual Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University. May 8, 2003.
“The Possibilities of a 3d GIS for Stratigraphic Analyses,” at ASOR Annual Meeting 2002, Toronto, Canada. November 23, 2002.
“From Field Books to Powerbook: Computer Applications and the Promontory Palace of Herod the Great,” at Computer Applications in Archaeology, Visby, Gotland, Sweden. April 28, 2001.
“Medieval Settlement at the Villa of Horace,” at The 102nd Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, San Diego, CA. January 6, 2001.
“The Decline or End of the Promontory Palace of Herod the Great,” at ASOR Annual Meeting 2000, Nashville, Tennessee. December 18, 2000.
Invited Lectures :
February 20, 2004: “Crusader Castles on Cyprus.” National University of Ireland, Galway.
Nov. 4, 2003: “The Archaeology of Roman Gardens.” Boston University.
May 8, 2003: “The Archaeology of Crusader Cyprus.” WSBA Archaeological Society, Episkopi, Cyprus.
May 7, 2003: “Identity and Interaction in the Art and Archaeology of Frankish Cyprus,” Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute.
Jan. 31, 2002: “The Late Phases and Destruction Sequence at the Promontory Palace at Caesarea.” Workshop as the George A. Barton Fellow at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research.
May 22 – June 1, 2001: Served as the Archaeological Lecturer for a class through SUNY Potsdam on King Arthur travelling through Brittany and England.