The School of Interdisciplinary Arts at Ohio University

The School of Interdisciplinary Arts at Ohio University The School of Interdisciplinary Arts is a Ph.D. The centerpiece of the program is a series of interdisciplinary, team-taught seminars.

program at Ohio University in Athens, OH that educates scholars in the arts through the lens of interdisciplinarity. In the dynamic contemporary world, as the boundaries between the arts become increasingly permeable, scholars recognize the methodological importance of multidisciplinary scholarship to facilitate our critical understanding of the arts. Areas of Inquiry

Interdisciplinary Arts is a

consortium of scholars in the following areas: aesthetics and theory, African arts and literatures, art and architectural history, film, music, performance studies, and theater. Each faculty member poses a distinct perspective on the interrelationships, interdependencies and interactions among the arts, critical studies, and history. Program Description

Interdisciplinary Arts students at Ohio University undertake a strong education in a primary and secondary discipline. Faculty and students come together to investigate intensively a selected topic and/or period from multiple perspectives and disciplines. This training serves as preparation for a variety of professional careers, especially college and university teaching. The program prepares students for scholarly research, while also valuing creative activity in the arts. Funded by assistantships, Interdisciplinary Arts Ph.D. candidates receive valuable teaching experience at the undergraduate level

Congratulations to our new PhD graduates, Dr. Edy Panjaitan, Dr. Joshua Vieth, and Dr. Kripa Radhakrishnan!
05/01/2026

Congratulations to our new PhD graduates, Dr. Edy Panjaitan, Dr. Joshua Vieth, and Dr. Kripa Radhakrishnan!

The School of Interdisciplinary Arts is pleased to announce that PhD candidate Johanna Amaya Conejo is the recipient of ...
04/07/2026

The School of Interdisciplinary Arts is pleased to announce that PhD candidate Johanna Amaya Conejo is the recipient of the 2026 I. Hollis Parry/Ann Parry Billman Fine Arts Award.

The Billman Award is the most prestigious honor awarded to graduate students by the College of Fine Arts. Johanna will use the award to record an album titled Tejiendo lo invisible / Weaving the Invisible.

The project explores the concept of the “invisible” through extended techniques and sonic elements of traditional Colombian music that often remain unheard. The compositions—primarily for percussion—have been developed over four years under the guidance of percussionist Roger Braun, Professor of Percussion and artistic advisor for the project.

Johanna is a Fulbright Scholar and has received prestigious residencies including the Silk Road Ensemble’s Global Musician Workshop (2022, 2024), OneBeat (2017, 2022), and the Art Omi Music Fellowship (2019).

Two PhD candidates in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts won First Place at the 2026 OHIO Student Expo: Tigistu Beyene...
04/07/2026

Two PhD candidates in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts won First Place at the 2026 OHIO Student Expo: Tigistu Beyene and Edy Panjaitan.

Tigistu's poster was entitled:
"'The Dismembered Nile': Reimagining the River in 21st Century Ethiopian Cultural Expressions"

Edy's poster was entitled:
"Honoring Ancestors: Toba Batak Music, Manuscripts, and Ritual of North Sumatra, Indonesia"

Congratulations, Tigistu and Edy! (And happy birthday, Edy!)
Edy R Beethoven Panjaitan Beyene Tigistu

Congratulations, Kourosh Nejad!!!Kourosh, a PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Arts, has been selected as the winner of ...
03/16/2026

Congratulations, Kourosh Nejad!!!

Kourosh, a PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Arts, has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Snyder Prize for his paper, “Early Modern Religious Dialogue between European Prints and Persian Marginalia in the Bellini Album Manuscript." He presented this paper at the New College Conference on Medieval & Renaissance Studies. The Snyder Prize carries an honorarium and is awarded to the best paper presented at the conference.

This paper is part of Kourosh's PhD dissertation project, which received the Ohio University Student Enhancement Award to support research at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Kourosh Mohammadinezhad

The School of Interdisciplinary Arts warmly congratulates Edy Panjaitan on the successful defense of his dissertation, “...
03/06/2026

The School of Interdisciplinary Arts warmly congratulates Edy Panjaitan on the successful defense of his dissertation, “Honoring Ancestors: Toba Batak Music, Manuscripts, and Ritual in North Sumatra, Indonesia.”

Congratulations, Dr. Panjaitan!

As a scholar/artist Panjaitan also composed “Bonapasogit,” inspired by the music of Toba Batak gondang sabangunan. The composition will be premiered on March 14 at the 56th Annual Pellegrini Festival of New Music at Ball State University.

The School of Interdisciplinary Arts warmly congratulates Kripa Radhakrishnan on the successful defense of her dissertat...
03/06/2026

The School of Interdisciplinary Arts warmly congratulates Kripa Radhakrishnan on the successful defense of her dissertation, “Revitalizing the ‘Complete Human Being': The Aesthetics of Schiller, Goya, and Abhinavagupta.”

Congratulations, Dr. Kripa Radhakrishnan! Posted here is an image of a painting that was part of her artistic project. The painting is entitled "The Unwritten Tomorrow."

02/12/2026

Congratulations Andrea Frohne on her invitation to present at the Statehouse in Columbus! You can watch the panel "Freedom on the Frontier: Native & African-American Paths to Liberty in Revolutionary-Era and Early 19th-Century Ohio" with Logan York, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
Dr. Andrea Frohne, AARSI, Ohio University
Kiah Jenkins, student at Ohio University
Philip Hutchison, Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Congratulations to Edy Rapika Panjaitan, PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Arts, on the publication of his article in R...
01/23/2026

Congratulations to Edy Rapika Panjaitan, PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Arts, on the publication of his article in Rising Voices in Ethnomusicology, published by the Society for Ethnomusicology. The article is entitled, "The Gondang’s Voice: An Excerpt Dialogue with Aliman Tua Limbong about Music for the Toba Batak Mangongkal Holi Ritual in North Sumatra, Indonesia."
https://risingvoicesjournal.com/212-panjaitan

Congratulations to Dr. Garrett Field, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology/Musicology, who recently published an artic...
01/15/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Garrett Field, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology/Musicology, who recently published an article in the journal Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (Duke University Press).

It is entitled “Domesticating the Prophetic Biography: Dhivehi Translation, Recitation, and Praise Song in the Maldives, 1937–73.”

You can read the abstract here:
https://read.dukeupress.edu/cssaame/article-abstract/doi/10.1215/1089201X-12354681/406700/Domesticating-the-Prophetic-BiographyDhivehi

A free-access PDF of the full article is available here:
https://read.dukeupress.edu/cssaame/article/doi/10.1215/1089201X-12354681/406700/Domesticating-the-Prophetic-BiographyDhivehi?guestAccessKey=0cb9687c-fbb5-43db-9d31-17c955faefa6

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