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HISTORY OF ART
The History of Art Department within the School
of Arts provides opportunities for graduate study
with well-established researchers in the fields of
art history, philosophy of art and aesthetics.
Arts at Kent was ranked 1st for research power in the Research
Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 as part of the music, drama and
performing arts submission. The Department currently offers expertise
in contemporary art and aesthetics, modernism, theories of art, the
historiography of art and the Cold War; biographical monographs,
the photograph (in its historical, contemporary and critical contexts),
and the historical interplay of image, theory and institutions from the
Renaissance to the present (especially European and North American).
Developing areas of interest include the cultural and historical
significance of the print, and the role of performance and new media
in contemporary art practices, which draw upon our links with other
subjects within the School of Arts and the Faculty of Humanities. In
particular, postgraduates have the opportunity to participate in the
activities of the multidisciplinary Aesthetics Research Centre and the
Art History and Visual Cultures Research Centre. There is also a full
programme of visiting speakers from across the constituent subject
areas within the School of Arts, which include Film and Drama.
Postgraduate resources
There is a large and wide-ranging
library holding for History of Art,
covering the fields of painting,
sculpture, architecture,
photography, aesthetics
and contemporary visual
communications. There is a
substantial stock of periodicals,
online access to e-journals and a
slide library with well over 100,000
images, covering areas such as
contemporary art, visual cultures,
garden history and the film still,
as well as traditional media. Kent
is ideally located for access to
galleries in London and on the
continent.
The purpose-built, and RIBA
award-winning, Jarman Building
is home to the Studio 3 Gallery
and there are a range of teaching
and social spaces as well as a
dedicated postgraduate centre.
Taught programmes
For the most up-to-date information,
see website details below.
The modules listed are subject
to change. Please contact
the School for more detailed
information on availability.
Assessment
For the most up-to-date information,
see website details below.
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