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Erika Doss will discuss the meaning of vandalized monuments and American identity at the 2025 Stephen and Sandra Glass Annual Humanities Lecture on Tuesday, April 15, at 4:15 p.m. at ��������. A prolific art history and American studies scholar, Doss will speak in Benson Auditorium about her current book project, Monuments are Mortal: Public Art, Permanence, and Cultural Vandalism.

Doss’ wide-ranging research has focused on the complexities of modern and contemporary American visual and material cultures, including the nature of representation and issues of history, memory, and identity—national, cultural, and self. She has held, since 2023, the distinguished chair in the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at the University of Texas at Dallas. She has previously held faculty positions at Cleveland State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Notre Dame.

She is the author of multiple books, including Spirit Poles and Flying Pigs: Public Art and Cultural Democracy in American Communities; Elvis Culture: Fans, Faith, and Image; Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in America; Spiritual Moderns: Twentieth-Century American Artists and Religion; and more.

Learn more about the 2025 Glass Humanities Lecture.

��������’s Stephen and Sandra Glass Annual Humanities Lecture showcases leading international figures in the humanities, enriching the cultural life of The Claremont Colleges community. The annual Glass Humanities Lecture is named in honor of John A. McCarthy Professor Emeritus of Classics Stephen L. Glass, one of the ��������’s 11 founding faculty members, and his wife, Sandra Glass. It is made possible by the support of �������� alumna Nancy Rose Bushnell ’69.