MPhil/PhD Art History and Visual Culture

Research overviewResearch areasArt History & Visual Culture is an exciting interdisciplinary initiative focusing on the importance of images and artefacts in our lives. The MPhil/PhD programme draws on our established, internationally recognised research activity in Art History and Visual Culture.Research projectsCurrent and recent projects our academic staff have been working on are:A New History of Spanish CinemaMiddlebrow CinemaRock/Body: Performative Interfaces between the Geologic and the BodyPostgraduate research in Art History and Visual CultureYou will have the opportunity to study a topic which incorporates a number of established subject areas, including art history and cultural studies.Supported by colleagues from across the Humanities disciplines with research interests in Visual Culture, we offer PhD supervision on a range of topics:from the old masters to contemporary practitionersfrom the traditional arts to new media and technologiesand from elite production to popular culture.You will also be able to conduct cross-disciplinary research in collaboration with other relevant fields of study.This programme will particularly appeal to you if you have a background or interest inthe history of artcinemacultural historyphilosophysociologyvisual culture.