Maud Lavin Awarded Distinguished Feminist Award

Professor Maud Lavin (Visual and Critical Studies) is the 2020 recipient of the Distinguished Feminist Award for scholarship from the College Art Association of America. The awards for distinction will be presented during convocation at the CAA Annual Conference on February 12 in Chicago. Lavin is a key pioneer in the field of feminist art history and visual studies. She is the author of numerous books including the first English-language book on Berlin Dada artist Hannah Hoch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife: The Weimar Photomontages of Hannah Hoch, and most recently,  Boys’ Love, Cosplay, and Androgynous Idols: Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, co-edited with Ling Yang and Jamie Zhao.