--On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, 5:45 PM -0400 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
> This is my first message to all of you though I have been following the
> discussions for quite some time. I am a Visiting Assistant Professor of
> Italian at the State University of New York at Buffalo. One of the
courses
> I teach is Masterpieces of Early Italian Literature. Recently one of my
> students, an architecture major, advised me that she would like to switch
> her major to Renaissance Studies with an emphasis on Italian art, art
> history, iconography and architecture. Amongst the many questions she had
> for me was whether I knew what "Renaissance" scholars did, i.e. what kinds
> of jobs they might do beyond teaching. While she is quite aware that such
a
> career is not likely to produce the financial rewards that a successful
> career in architecture might, she is nonetheless curious as to what kind
of
> work there might be and for whom she might work. Off the top of my head I
> thought of art restoration and archival curating, there is of course
museum
> curating and perhaps also working for historical foundations but I think I
> ought to provide her with more concrete guidance. Which brings me to my
> question: Can any of you provide me with contact points, names of
> foundations, job titles etc. with which I might furnish this very
dedicated
> young woman. She is not looking to apply to any of these places for some
> time - so I am not looking to see if there are any vacant positions - but
> she would like some sense of the direction she should take as she embarks
on
> this new journey.
>
> Thanking you in advance,
> Dr. Mary Watt
> SUNY Buffalo
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