Postgraduate Prospectus

www.essex.ac.uk/centres/lastud | Latin American Studies
Stefanie Kogler, Giraz,
Austria – BA Latin American
Studies ’10, MA Curating
Latin American Art
Student
profile
After attending an open day
at Essex, I felt sure BA Latin
American Studies was the right
course for me. I had a great time
during my undergraduate studies
and this made me to decide that I wanted
to further specialise in my field of interest,
art from Latin America. The University of
Essex is really the only place to offer study
opportunities in this depth, plus the
expertise of staff and chance to work with
established scholars in their field, was a
major influence in me choosing to stay.
I am most enjoying the flexibility of my
postgraduate course and the opportunities
it gives me to become involved with the
University of Essex Collection of Latin
American Art, thus gaining invaluable first
hand experience in working for a public
collection. In addition, I find University staff
are very helpful and friendly, while our
Albert Sloman Library holds an excellent
and wide ranging collection of books
about Latin America.
After completing my MA, I would like to
work in a small to medium size gallery or
museum as I want to be involved in all
aspects, from the day to day running of
the venue to putting together exhibitions
and events. I would like to be able to
work closely with artists, critics and other
professionals in the field and I feel that
my studies at Essex have really helped
me with this, as I have gained valuable
working experience in archiving while
I have been studying. I am
now keen to put my skills to
good use!
Research degrees
We offer supervision for MPhil• or PhD•
on topics connected to Latin America.
Research supervision is available in:
n Art history
n History
n Human rights
n Literature
n Politics and international relations
n Sociology
Further information about this research
study is available in the relevant
departmental sections of this prospectus.
Library holdings
Our Albert Sloman Library possesses one
of Europe’s most important Latin American
collections. Holdings total over 90,000
books and pamphlets, plus over 2,000
periodical titles of which some 200 are
current. All items are recorded on our
online catalogue and we have a specialist
librarian responsible for maintaining,
developing and promoting this collection.
We have an outstanding collection of
Latin American reference materials, strong
holdings of national censuses and other
statistical series, and several specialised
items, such as facsimile editions of
Mexican codices.
University of Essex
Collection of Latin
American Art
Our University of Essex Collection of Latin
American Art is an internationally significant
public art collection. We actively acquire
modern and contemporary art in a range of
media from Latin America. Inaugurated in
1993, we now hold approximately 750
works by 350 artists from 18 countries, with
selected works are on display in our Library
and in the grounds of Wivenhoe Park, plus a
full digitized catalogue of our Collection
online at: www.ueclaa.org.
Our Collection is a national focus for
interdisciplinary research, teaching and
learning, as well as increasing awareness of
art from Latin America for the enrichment of
the academic and wider community. We are
supported by an archive of around 4,500
items, including artists’ correspondence and
ephemera, together with catalogues and
information on galleries and arts
organisations throughout Latin America.
Maria Freire’s America del Sur (1990) painting which is
part of UECLAA
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