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--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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%