Christopher M. Schulte

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Professor / Interim Associate Dean

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Northern Iowa (2015); Pennsylvania State University (2011–2019); University of Georgia (2013); School of Visual Arts (2016)

9 h-index 39 pubs 184 cited

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Christopher M. Schulte's research focuses on the artistic, play-based, and aesthetic practices of children, with a specific emphasis on drawing and its connections to historical and contemporary childhoods. He is the founder and director of the Center for the Study of Childhood Art at the University of Arkansas, an interdisciplinary hub for research, teaching, and community engagement aimed at reconceptualizing the study and practice of visual arts in children's lives.

Schulte has co-edited two books: "Visual Art With Young Children: Practices, Pedagogies and Learning" (2021) and "New Images of Thought in the Study of Childhood Drawing" (2022). His scholarly work includes publications such as "Wild Encounters: A More-Than-Human Approach to Children’s Drawing" (2019), "Communities of Practice: Art, Play, and Aesthetics in Early Childhood" (2018), and "Childhood drawing: The making of a deficit aesthetic" (2021). He leads a research group and has an h-index of 10 with over 240 citations across 45 publications.

In addition to his research, Schulte holds administrative positions within the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. He serves as Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and previously held roles including Undergraduate Coordinator, Interim Director of Graduate Studies in Art Education, Assistant Director of the School of Art, and Interim Director of the School of Art.

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h-index: 9
Publications: 39
Citations: 184

Positions

Professor / Interim Associate Dean 2024–present

University of Arkansas School of Art ORCID

Selected Publications

A Commentary on Child Art and Art Education: 50 Years Later (2026)

Studies in Art Education DOI OpenAlex
A Commentary on Flattening, Doubt, and Difference in Children’s Art and Play (2024)

Studies in Art Education DOI OpenAlex
Archival Attunements: Researching Children’s Drawings “About the War” (2023)

Qualitative Inquiry 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Mapping Research With a Systematic Review: The Example of Social and Emotional Learning in Art Education (2022)

Studies in Art Education 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
“These Are Lion Tracks”: A Place-Stories Approach to Childhood Drawing (2022)

Children: global posthumanist perspectives and materialist theories 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
An Introduction: For New Images of Thought in the Study of Children’s Drawings (2022)

Children: global posthumanist perspectives and materialist theories 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Childhood drawing: The making of a deficit aesthetic (2021)

Global Studies of Childhood 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
Interview with Christopher Schulte (2020)

Children: global posthumanist perspectives and materialist theories 2 citations DOI OpenAlex