Sinclair Bell

Sinclair Bell
Academic background
EducationB.A., Classical Studies and History, 1995 Wake Forest University
M.St., Classical Archaeology, 1997 University of Oxford
M.Sc, Classical Archaeology, 1999 University of Edinburgh, PhD, Classics, 2004, University of Edinburgh
Academic work
InstitutionsNorthern Illinois University
Websitehttps://niu.academia.edu/SinclairBell

Sinclair Wynn Bell is an American classical archaeologist and art historian. He is a Professor of Art History at Northern Illinois University where he teaches courses in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art history, architecture, and archaeology, as well as museum studies.[1] His research focuses on the art and archaeology of the Etruscans; sport and spectacle in the Roman imperial period, especially the Roman circus; and slavery in ancient Rome, especially the visual representation of slaves, freedmen, and foreigners in Roman art.[1]

Early life and education

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Bell earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Studies and History from Wake Forest University, where he was a student of Allen Mandelbaum. He completed his graduate work in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Cologne.[2] During his graduate work, Bell was the recipient of a Postgraduate Fellowship from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (2001-2) to study with Prof. Henner von Hesberg at the Archaeological Institute at the University of Cologne, as well as a Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Pre-Doctoral Rome Prize Fellowship in Ancient Studies at the American Academy in Rome (2002-3).

Career

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Bell joined the Art History department faculty at Northern Illinois University as an Assistant Professor in 2008, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012, and to Professor in 2020. During the 2010–11 academic year, Bell was named a “Research Ambassador” to the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst.[3] In 2020, he was named a Presidential Teaching Professor, which "were established in 1991 to recognize and support faculty who excel in the practice of teaching" at Northern Illinois University.[4] In 2023, he was named the 2024 recipient of the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Archaeological Institute of America.

Bell has co-edited nearly 20 volumes, including a book with Teresa Ramsby on freed slaves in ancient Rome Free at Last! The Impact of Freed Slaves on the Roman Empire[5] and with Alexandra Carpino A Companion to the Etruscans.[6] Bell was selected for a three-year term as the Editor of the journal the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome.[7]

He has received numerous postdoctoral grants and fellowships in support of his research, including a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Roman Archaeology at the University of Manitoba (2007-8), the Howard Fellowship from the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation (2013),[8] the Richard D. Cohen Fellowship from the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University[9] (2019), and a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (2021).[10] He also appeared as a presenter in a documentary on the Smithsonian Channel, "Rome's Chariot Superstar" [11] which was based in part on his dissertation research.

He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2023.[12]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sinclair W. Bell Selected as Editor of Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome". aarome.org. 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sinclair Bell". niu.edu. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Art history professor Sinclair Bell selected as 'research ambassador' to Germany for 2010-11". niutoday.info. November 15, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Sinclair Bell named 2021 Presidential Teaching Professor". niutoday.info. April 14, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "NIU art historian co-edits book that explores cultural, societal impact of freed Roman slaves". niutoday.info. February 8, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Art history professor co-edits new book on ancient Etruscans". niutoday.info. February 16, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Sinclair W. Bell Selected as Editor of Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome". aarome.org. January 8, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "NIU art historian wins Howard Fellowship". niutoday.info. April 17, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Colloquium with Sinclair Bell". hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu. October 23, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "NEH Announces $33 Million for 213 Humanities Projects Nationwide". neh.gov. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rome's chariot superstar". smithsonianchannel.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "18 May Ballot Results". www.sal.org.uk/. May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
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