Alexander Brey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at Wellesley College. He received his PhD and MA in the History of Art at Bryn Mawr College. His research interests include the cross-cultural reception of visual cultures in the Umayyad caliphate and the medieval Mediterranean more generally, ranging from studies of the built environment to the trade and reuse of luxury goods. He is currently working on his book project, "The Caliph’s Prey: Hunting in the Visual Cultures of the Umayyad Empire." His work has been supported by fellowships at the Social Science Research Council and the Garden and Landscape Studies program at Dumbarton Oaks.